May 17 Watch Do traffic cameras save lives or violate due process? By PBS News Hour Ten years ago, only a few dozen communities had red-light or speed-enforcement cameras. Today, hundreds do. On Saturday, we take a look at a debate in Ohio. Camera advocates say the technology saves lives. Opponents say the devices are profit-centers… Continue watching
May 13 Europe’s high court upholds ‘right to be forgotten’ on the Web By Ellen Rolfes The European Union's highest court has ruled against Google, upholding the "right to be forgotten" for Europeans on the Internet. Court of Justice of the European Union's decision means Google and other search engines must now remove links to… Continue reading
May 02 White House seeks stronger privacy laws for big data By Eileen Sullivan, Julie Pace, Associated Press The White House is asking Congress to pass new privacy laws that would add more safeguards for Americans' data and provide more protections for emails sought in the course of a law enforcement investigation. Continue reading
Apr 12 Wide-area surveillance technology triggers privacy concerns By Hari Sreenivasan A report from Center for Investigative Reporting and KQED takes a look at wide-area surveillance technology, described as "Google Earth with a rewind button and the ability to play back the movement of cars and people as they scurry about… Continue reading
Mar 25 Watch What’s behind Obama’s campaign to limit bulk data collection by the NSA By PBS News Hour President Obama announced that he wants Congress to stop the National Security Agency from gathering bulk phone records and holding them for five years. What’s at stake in the president’s push to limit the scope of U.S. surveillance? Gwen Ifill… Continue watching
Mar 21 Obama meets with Facebook, Google, Netflix and Dropbox on privacy By Josh Lederman, Associated Press A week before a self-imposed deadline for a review of National Security Agency programs, President Barack Obama sought Friday to assure leading Internet and tech executives that his administration is committed to protecting people's privacy. Continue reading
Mar 11 15 predictions for the future of the Internet By Bridget Shirvell What is the future of the Internet? Here are 15 predictions from the newly released Digital Life at 2025 survey. Continue reading
Mar 10 Doctors monitor patients remotely via smartphones and fitness trackers By Daniela Hernandez, Kaiser Health News With high-risk patients hooked up to “personal data trackers” — a portable electrocardiogram built into a smartphone case, for instance — he and his researchers can track the ups and downs of patients’ conditions as they go about their lives. Continue reading
Feb 27 UPDATED: Intelligence officials secretly collected private Yahoo video chat images By Jordan Vesey Updated 6:15 p.m. ET A NSA spokesperson, late today, emailed the following statement to the NewsHour: "As we’ve said before, the National Security Agency does not ask its foreign partners to undertake any intelligence activity that the U.S. Government would… Continue reading