The ability to access this data from anywhere in the world and finding meaningful ways to combine it with other sources of data is at the core of the vision for a smarter, more connected and intelligent planet. Yet, the flipside is that these new sources of data and information are perfect targets for fraud and crime.

Data companies are scooping up enormous amounts of information about almost every American. They sell information about whether you're pregnant or div...

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.

By Michelle Miller I was at lunch last week with two friends discussing the demise of Facebook (as one does at lunches in Silicon Valley), and was sur...

Three out of five U.S. adults online fear being hacked, but 69% of these same people engage in super-risky behaviors like using the same password everywhere. Why?

Twitter is the latest site to jump on the Do Not Track bandwagon. The privacy feature, which is currently in use in several major browsers including M...

The personal information of web users is worth a lot to advertisers--but when it comes to calculating just how much, the figures may surprise you. ...

Your personal information -- what sites you browse, what stuff you buy and what you do in your spare time -- is black gold, version 2.0. So says Mi...