If you are like most people, you are probably overdue for a data privacy tune-up and Data Privacy Day, taking place yesterday, is as good a day as any to take an inventory of the privacy measures in place to protect your personal information.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Google will lobby Washington in 2013 to make it harder for law enforcement authorities to gain access to emails and other digit...

One part of data privacy that doesn't get as much attention as it deserves are the issues surrounding government surveillance.

As we arrive at the conclusion of another Data Privacy Month, and turn to celebrate Data Privacy Day, Jan. 28, I can say with a great deal of certainty, we should not be celebrating. Our privacy was collectively hosed in 2012.

A key reason schools are signing up for Google Apps for Education is that Google claims to provide these services at no cost. But these services are not entirely free. Did you know that schools may be "paying" for these services with your kid's privacy?

Did you know that a law written before email was commercially available governs the way the government can access your data online?

As more of our societal interaction includes an online component, we must ensure that we are paying attention every time we hit that "enter" key.

We know you've probably had the date circled on your calendar for months now, but, in case you needed reminding, today is the 4th annual Data Privacy ...