Privacy

The government uses drones for any number of reasons. But what happens when everyday citizens use them? (Photo: CBS 2)

CBS 2 Investigation: Beware Of Domestic Drones — The High-Flying Spies

In the world of warfare, the drones are guided on combat missions remotely by pilots and computers thousands of miles away. But now, anyone can buy a drone — without the weapons — to fly here at home.

2013/05/01

Parents Irate Over NYC DOE Plan To Give Student Data To Nonprofit Organization

Furious parents gathered on Monday night to blast the New York City Department of Education’s plans to allow a nonprofit organization to collect student data, including personal and health information.

2013/04/29

Gov. Christie Signs Measure That Bars ‘Spying’ On N.J. Students Via School-Issued Laptops

Districts that provide students with laptops, cell phones or other electronic devices will now have to provide written notification that the device may track them.

2013/04/15

A man smokes licenced medicinal marijuana. (file/credit: Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

NJ Health Department Apologizes After Privacy Breach In Email To Medical Marijuana Patients

The state health department apologized for the error and said it has taken steps to prevent the error from happening again.

2012/12/19

Zappos.com was notifying some 24 million customers Monday that a hacker had gained entry to its computer network, but said credit card data was not affected. Zappos, which claims to have more than $1 billion in annual sales of shoes and other merchandise, said it had invalidated the current passwords of customers, requiring them to reset their accounts. (credit: KAREN BLEIER/AFP/Getty Images)

Online Shoe Retailer Zappos.com Says Customer Info May Have Been Accessed By Hackers

An outline retailer loved by many in New York – and across the United States – says they’ve been hacked.

2012/01/16

BeenVerified iPhone App (credit: BeenVerified)

‘BeenVerified’ Co-Founder Discusses Relaunch Of Controversial Background Check App

When two guys from Marlboro, New Jersey launched BeenVerified, a million people suddenly knew a lot more going into that blind date or Craigslist purchase.

2011/08/01

Facebook is now offering some help with a family safety center, where parents can visit for tools and tips on safety and privacy. (credit: facebook.com)

Facebook Unveils Family Safety Center To Fight Bullying, Privacy Concerns

Some much-needed tech support has come to Facebook for concerned parents. If you have questions or concerns about keeping your teens safe from cyber bullies, there are new online tools to help.

2011/04/20

A man votes at a public school - New York, NY - Nov 2, 2010 - Photo: DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images

NY’s New Voting Process Already Questioned

More than a decade after the 2000 presidential election forced states to toss out century-old voting technology, the League of Women Voters says New York’s new machines are fine, but some improvements are needed.

2010/12/30

Facebook VP: Simple Privacy Settings Land Tomorrow

NEW YORK (CBS) ― Facebook’s vice president of product privacy Chris Cox announced that starting Wednesday, May 26, Facebook will be launching “drastically simplified” and improved privacy controls. Cox made the announcement at TechCrunch Disrupt, […]

CBS 2HD–2010/05/25

Social Networking Sites May Be Monitored By Security Services

Fight Back Against Facebook Privacy Fears

Ever notice how when you get onto certain websites they seem to direct you to pages that have the things you already like? As though it’s being targeted directly to you? That’s because it is.

CBS 2HD–2010/05/21

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