Cryptographic algorithm can prevent unwanted sharing of personal data, including credit card numbers

http://phys.org/news/2015-01-cryptographic-algorithm-unwanted-personal-credit.html

Canada Casts Global Surveillance Dragnet Over File Downloads -

https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2015/01/28/canada-cse-levitation-mass-surveillance/

Levitation program tracked file-sharing sites, Snowden doc shows

https://gigaom.com/2015/01/28/levitation-program-tracked-file-sharing-sites-snowden-doc-shows/

Stop robocalls and telemarketers with Nomorobo

https://www.nomorobo.com/

License plate data lets cops spy on US drivers at record rates —

https://gigaom.com/2015/01/27/license-plate-data-lets-cops-spy-on-us-drivers-at-record-rates/

How to Remove Your Google Web History Before The New Privacy Policy Change

http://lifehacker.com/5887310/how-to-remove-your-google-web-history-before-the-new-privacy-policy-change

HealthCare.gov Sends Personal Data to Dozens of Tracking Websites

http://gizmodo.com/healthcare-gov-sends-personal-data-to-dozens-of-trackin-1680839058

HealthCare.gov gives trackers info on pregnancy, income and more

https://gigaom.com/2015/01/21/healthcare-gov-gives-trackers-info-on-pregnancy-income-and-more/

Cops Have Used a Secret Radar That "Sees" Through Walls for Two Years

http://gizmodo.com/cops-have-used-a-secret-radar-that-sees-through-walls-1680620179

Find out what Facebook knows about you

http://www.ghacks.net/2015/01/18/find-out-what-facebook-knows-about-you/

'Easy Disk Drive Repair' is not what it seems

http://betanews.com/2015/01/19/easy-disk-drive-repair-is-not-what-it-seems/

Verizon partner won’t stop using unkillable tracking cookies, refuses to honor its own opt-out requests |

http://www.extremetech.com/mobile/197646-verizon-partner-wont-stop-using-undeletable-tracking-cookies-refuses-to-honor-its-own-opt-out-requests

Encrypted chat apps become a problem for the Obama administration too |

http://pocketnow.com/2015/01/16/encrypted-chat-apps

Zombie cookie: The tracking cookie that you can’t kill and Verizon is using it.

http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/01/zombie-cookie-the-tracking-cookie-that-you-cant-kill/

Map a room by shining a laser through the keyhole

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn26746-map-a-room-by-shining-a-laser-through-the-keyhole.html?cmpid=RSS|NSNS|2012-GLOBAL|tech

Cognitive Networks Detects What You’re Watching On Your Smart TV

http://techcrunch.com/2015/01/04/cognitive-networks-ces/?ncid=rss