Apr 25 Here’s how you can see and delete your entire Google search history By Triana Kalmanoff Google now allows you to download an archived list of everything you have ever searched for. Continue reading
Apr 07 Watch 5:41 How can we return privacy control to social media users? By PBS NewsHour What’s the cost of being constantly connected through social media? A new book, “Terms of Service” examines the erosion of privacy in the digital era. Author Jacob Silverman sits down with Jeffrey Brown to discuss what data is being tracked,… Continue watching
Oct 22 Four out of 10 internet users have experienced online harassment, Pew says By Colleen Shalby What’s the reality of online harassment for people on a daily level? Pew Research Center recently found that four out of ten internet users have experienced some form of online harassment. Continue reading
Oct 16 Watch News Wrap: Wave of Islamic State attacks strike Baghdad By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Thursday, bombings and mortar fire rocked mostly Shiite neighborhoods in Baghdad. At least 50 people were killed in a wave of terror attacks by Islamic State forces. Also, Hong Kong leader Leung Chun-ying asked demonstrators to… Continue watching
Sep 28 Watch Beyond the law: Are encrypted smartphones too private for the FBI? By PBS NewsHour The debate over personal privacy vs. national security took a new turn earlier this week as the director of the FBI criticized the advent of encrypted smart phones that allow users to keep data on their devices private. For more,… Continue watching
Jul 06 Watch What do data brokers really know about us? By PBS NewsHour What types of information are companies gathering about you? How can they use this information, or even trade it? And what rights do consumers have to learn how they're being tracked? Julia Angwin, senior reporter at ProPublica and the author… Continue watching
Jun 13 Watch Companies tracking our online footsteps should be more transparent, says FTC By PBS NewsHour Companies known as data brokers know a lot about you and the information you share online, including your interests, political preferences, religious affiliations and spending activities. The Federal Trade Commission is now raising questions about the transparency of this industry. Continue watching
Aug 03 Watch Privacy in a Digital Age: When Twitter Followers Can Track a Lost Phone Privacy in a Digital Age: When Twitter Followers Can Track a Lost Phone… Continue watching
Jul 09 Watch Issue of Online Privacy Grows as Companies Track ‘Digital Footprints’ A Senate panel held a hearing Wednesday to investigate the growing issue of online privacy and what rights individuals should have to decide how their Web surfing history can be used by advertisers. Public policy advocates weigh the debate over… Continue watching
Nov 06 Watch New Online Advertising Strategies Spark Privacy Worries Social networking Web sites such as MySpace and Facebook have started to allow advertisers to access users' profiles and target the ads they deliver to that user accordingly. A media and technology writer examines the potential impact this marketing may… Continue watching