digital privacy

From what you buy online, to how you remember tasks, to when you monitor your doorstep, Amazon is seemingly everywhere. And it appears the company doesn’t want to halt its reach anytime soon. In recent weeks, Amazon has said it will spend billions of dollars in two gigantic acquisitions that, if approved, will broaden its ever growing presence in the lives of consumers.

Amazon has provided Ring doorbell footage to law enforcement 11 times this year without the user’s permission. The disclosure came in a letter Amazon sent on July 1 and was made public on Wednesday by U.S. Sen. Edward Markey.

Digital privacy advocates are encouraging abortion seekers to err on the side of caution. Text messages, browser histories and emails could be used in criminal investigations.

The Democratic attorneys general of Washington and Oregon joined 35 of their colleagues Monday in sending a letter to Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg....

The rule, which had not yet taken effect, would have required Internet providers to ask permission before selling consumers' personal data. President Trump is expected to sign the rollback.

On March 31, the Federal Communications Commission will vote on what could become first-ever privacy rules for Internet service providers, stemming from last year's net neutrality ruling.

Ever think about what happens to the information the government collects on you?Even signing up with a utility or reserving a room at a local community…