Privacy is big news. Or loss of privacy is. We give away our privacy on Facebook. The Patriot Act allowed the US government to scoop up phone records en masse, a ...

SEATTLE — We increasingly rely on technology to stay fit and healthy. Wearable devices can track heart rates, blood pressure, glucose levels, sleep patterns, or menstrual cycles. You can research ...

As a society, we’ve come to accept as normal — and sometimes even welcome — daily digital incursions into our privacy. Drive to a restaurant, and the GPS app conveniently offers you a menu. We let our ...

With the internet at consumers' fingertips, protecting your privacy is tricky. You've likely heard warnings about privacy concerns with social media sites, apps, and other devices — but what about ...

East Bay writer Kirsten Mickelwait had to wait until her ex-husband was dead to feel comfortable writing “The Ghost Marriage,” her memoir about surviving their catastrophic, 22-year marriage. Writing ...

Editor: No one, regardless of political affiliation, likes the idea of having one’s private and personal information being accessed, analyzed, possibly deleted, altered, stolen and/or exposed to the ...

Apple has taken a hard stance on user privacy and security for years, turning the iPhone into one of the more secure popular consumer electronics on the market. And Apple has been improving along the ...

If you have a smartphone and spend any time on the internet, it's likely that at least some of your personal data has been collected, shared, and sold at some point. Many apps you use every day are ...

Japan is desperately seeking technological solutions to monitor home health and safety in its “super-aged” society — the oldest in the world, with 28.7% of Japanese citizens aged 65 or older. By 2036, ...

If you are behind the wheel of your car, someone may be on to you. More and more cities are equipping patrol officers, toll booths and even access roads with computer sidekicks that can keep track of ...

Here’s a trivia question you can stump some folks with: What consumer product is the worst privacy nightmare? Is it… The Mozilla Foundations latest “*Privacy ...