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Internet privacy has become a hot issue as technology to track user movements online has become more widespread. Much of the debate centers on “behavioral advertising,” through which businesses target ...

WASHINGTON - Several Internet and broadband companies have acknowledged using targeted-advertising technology without explicitly informing customers, according to letters released Monday by the House ...

Many people have been waking up over the last 24 hours to find that they have received a payment of around $40 from Facebook. The first question people have is whether the payment is legitimate. And ...

Microsoft is introducing a feature to Internet Explorer 9 that gives users control over how sites can and cannot track their activity. Josh Lowensohn joined CNET in 2006 and now covers Apple. Before ...

In today's society, the spread of misinformation can be dangerous. “Democracy and many of the other things we do in society require an informed citizen. We all have to have the same set of facts,” ...

The internet as you know it today is changing significantly behind the scenes. As a result, you may be subject to less hidden monitoring of your activities from unseen companies you have never heard ...