The truth is that we are hypocritical about privacy. We sign up for sites where we can share too much publically, and then balk because someone might have seen it.

In the coming weeks, as we've seen every year for the past six, there will be endless reports detailing the digital dangers and identity threats lurking in every corner of our highly networked universe. But to what end?

From identity theft to cyber-warfare, our inability to weigh risks in a rational way is costing us big time --- and may ultimately be our undoing.

A new initiative from Verizon is raising questions about the telecom giant's commitment to protecting the privacy of its customers. The company's n...

A federal law passed nearly 40 years ago to control how the government collects information on Americans contains "major loopholes" that infringe on c...

"What does data retention mean?" German Green Party politician Malte Spitz asked audience members attending a TED talk in June this basic question...

OTTAWA, Ontario — Canada's privacy commissioner said Tuesday Google broke Canadian privacy laws when it accidentally collected personal informat...

PHILADELPHIA — Two information-technology workers at a suburban Philadelphia school district that secretly activated webcams on students' school...

MILWAUKEE — A lawsuit in Wisconsin is bringing a fresh challenge to the practice of paying for keywords on Google and other search engines to bo...