Google announced Wednesday it will begin showing ads to people based on their previous online activities in a form of advertising known as behavioral targeting, which has been embraced by most of its competitors but has drawn criticism from privacy advocates and some members of Congress. ...more

March 12, 2009

Three of the nation's major Internet service providers have agreed to block customer access to newsgroups and Web sites that offer child pornography, according to an agreement announced Tuesday by the New York attorney general's office. ...more

June 11, 2008

WASHINGTON - Passport cards for Americans who travel to Canada, Mexico, Bermuda and the Caribbean will be equipped with technology that allows information on the card to be read from a distance. ...more

January 2, 2008

The federal government soon will offer passport cards equipped with electronic data chips to U.S citizens who travel frequently between the United States and Canada, Mexico or the Caribbean. ...more

January 1, 2008

On the same day they cleared Google's purchase of online advertiser DoubleClick, federal regulators said industry needs to be more transparent about how consumers' Web-surfing habits are tracked. ...more

December 21, 2007

The New England Patriots have won a bid to get the names of fans who bought or sold - or tried to buy or sell - tickets to home games through online ticket reseller StubHub, a move one technology group sees as an invasion of privacy. ...more

October 19, 2007