Mar 22 Facebook takes baby steps on privacy after scandal over user data collection By Barbara Ortutay, Anick Jesdanun, Associated Press But those steps don't get at what many outsiders see as bigger problems at Facebook: its rampant data collection from users, its embrace of political ads that target individuals, and its apparent inability to end malicious use of its service… Continue reading
Mar 19 Watch 5:20 Amid Cambridge Analytica revelations, Facebook needs 'rules of the road,' says Sen. Klobuchar By PBS News Hour Facebook is at the center of a new firestorm, sparked by media reports that political data firm Cambridge Analytica, which worked for the Trump campaign, harvested private information from more than 50 million Facebook profiles -- and Facebook never told… Continue watching
Nov 29 Watch 4:39 Can police use cellphone location data without a warrant? Supreme Court ruling could have wide impact By PBS News Hour A Supreme Court case centering around a piece of technology that most of us have in hand's reach has the potential to transform privacy law in the digital age. John Yang sits down with Marcia Coyle of the National Law… Continue watching
Jul 29 Watch India's national ID program raises privacy concerns By PBS News Hour Since 2010, India has undertaken what is by far the largest citizen registration drive in history by documenting most of its 1.3 billion people into a single national identification database. The system assigns a number and records fingerprints and iris… Continue watching
Jun 20 Watch 8:05 Schools are watching students' social media, raising questions about free speech By PBS News Hour As universities have started paying close attention to the internet presence of prospective students, high schools have also begun cracking down, sometimes hiring outside companies to police social media posts for bullying or abusive language. But monitoring raises other problems,… Continue watching
Apr 22 Senators seek data on Americans caught up in surveillance By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press Several senators are asking the nation's top intelligence official to release more information about the communications of American citizens swept up in surveillance operations. Continue reading
Dec 26 Weeks before Trump takes office, this U.S. civil liberties board is in disarray By Tami Abdollah, Associated Press A federal board responsible for protecting Americans against abuses by spy agencies faces an uncertain future just weeks before President-elect Donald Trump takes office. Continue reading
Aug 23 Watch 6:02 Why is WikiLeaks publishing private individuals' personal information? By PBS News Hour WikiLeaks has revealed classified information to the public for over a decade. A new Associated Press report found that the website has also published personal details about private citizens, including the names of two teenage rape victims and a Saudi… Continue watching
Aug 15 Watch 6:04 How one exhibit is rethinking privacy in a world that's always watching By PBS News Hour At lower Manhattan’s International Center for Photography, the new exhibit “Public, Private, Secret” examines the changing role of privacy in light of contemporary surveillance and oversharing. The exhibition offers a historical perspective on voyeurism and surveillance and considers the definition… Continue watching
Apr 27 House backs bill bolstering privacy of old emails By Alan Fram, Associated Press The House has used a rare show of unanimity to approve legislation requiring the government to get a warrant if it wants people's older emails. Continue reading