Privacy Rights

Overview Ten years after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the events of that day retain a powerful hold on the public’s collective consciousness. Virtually every American remembers what they were doing at the moment the attacks occurred. Substantial majorities say that 9/11 had a profound personal impact and that the attacks changed the […]

Views of the Patriot Act have changed little since the Bush administration, with slightly more Americans currently saying it is a necessary security tool rather than a threat to civil liberties. Democrats are now somewhat more supportive of the law.

Tech experts generally believe that today's tech-savvy young people will retain their willingness to share personal information online even as they get older and take on more responsibilities.

Experts and stakeholders discuss predictions about the future of the internet. Update: Correction.

NPR’s Morning Edition story, "Patients Turn to Online Buddies for Help Healing," combined research and real-life examples, participatory medicine and health data rights.

As part of a panel on privacy, security, and confidentiality, Susannah Fox discussed the "shadow economy" of health data that has sprung up, with all the dangers and opportunities of an unregulated market.

Predictions about the fate of the cell phone, the future of voice recognition, the advantages and disadvantages of personal transparency, the architecture of the internet, and where leisure and work are headed -- and much more.

A survey of experts shows they expect major tech advances as the phone becomes a primary device for online access, voice-recognition improves, and the structure of the Internet itself improves. They disagree about whether this will lead to more soci...

The Senate Commerce Committee held a hearing on Wednesday about the privacy implications of online advertising.

The Federal Trade Commission's Spam Summit was an occasion to celebrate the (limited) success of the CAN-SPAM Act and to discuss the latest criminal threats online.