Privacy laws could hurt the little guy
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Whitfield Diffie has been credited with making privacy possible in the digital age. As a co-inventor of public key cryptography, he is one of the most respected contributors to the field of computer security and is in constant demand as a speaker.
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Attackers could use hole in small-business software to trick personal information out of people.
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As more of our personal lives go digital, family members, estate attorneys and online service providers are increasingly grappling with what happens to those information bits when their owners die.
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A proposed law would require companies to keep detailed data about peopleâs Internet and phone use that goes beyond a European Union directive.
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Technological changes and  personal privacy have been at odds ever since modern notions of  privacy emerged more than a century ago.
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'Identity reconstruction' still possible Large databases do not adequately protect sensitive personal information, according to a statistics professor in the US, who says that individuals can still be identified despite attempts to anonymise them.â¦
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COPPA bracelet America's laws protecting children's privacy online are working just fine, according to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). But just to make sure, it will slap violators with bigger fines.â¦
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Internet attorney Eric J. Sinrod says failing to keep your electronic data house in order could put you in a tight legal spot.
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The possibility of a merger between Microsoft and Yahoo is raising concerns among privacy advocates, who worry that it could lead to even more  tracking of online behavior for advertising purposes.
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Secure USB tokens used to verify a child's age before allowing him to chat.
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Ogling Google can be a dangerous pastime.
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Would you give up some privacy to save money?
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In the digital age, itâs growing increasingly difficult to hide dirty secrets from a former spouse.
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Few companies know as well as ChoicePoint the consequences of failing to secure the personal information of consumers.
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If you buy things on the Web--or even just browse--you could be at risk from prying eyes and sloppy security. Some people want to change that.
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Facebook's Beacon service, which shares information about users' purchases and video rentals, may violate the Video Privacy Protection Act, a law professor claims.
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That plastic card, the one with the lousy photo that's jammed into your wallet or purse, isn't just a license to drive. It's the green light to buy a drink, the ticket to federal benefits, the must-have document to get aboard airplanes. Now it's also the flash point for an argument about how best to balance America's security needs with worries that personal privacy could be swept away.