The Digital Self: Thank Edward Snowden (even if you want him in jail)
Whatever you think of Edward Snowden's NSA leak, or sacrificing privacy for safety, thank him for exposing the dangers of putting our lives online.
Oh my God! The government is doing … exactly what we thought it was doing all along
The NSA's PRISM program may be a gross violation of American's privacy, but it's not shocking enough to push the general public to action.
Terms & Conditions: Aereo toes a legal line but that’s its problem, not yours
Aereo is the bane of TV networks everywhere – but are you risking anything by signing up?
The Digital Self: Tomorrow’s politicians are ruining their online reputations today
Thanks to loose regard for online privacy, America is destined to decide just how much online indiscretion we are willing to tolerate in our politicians.
The Digital Self: Yahoo’s Tumblr buy shows how delicate our online lives are
Yahoo's purchase of Tumblr serves as a reminder that relying on third-party companies to store our digital lives is a bad bet.
Playing God: Meet the man who built the most lifelike android ever
Dr. David Hanson will unveil the world's most lifelike humanoid robot at the GF2045 conference in June.
Terms & Conditions: Etsy’s homespun rules are more complicated than you think
Etsy may be a great place to find that simple little item that ties the room together. But its terms of service toss sellers into a maze of rules.
Terms & Conditions: BangWithFriends is not liable for your horrible decisions
BangWithFriends lets you secretly find out which of your Facebook buddies want to become friends with benefits. But just how private is it?
The Digital Self: Our online lives are our ‘real’ lives
Our perception that "the Internet" isn't "real life" is wrong – and, sometimes, dangerous.
Terms & Conditions: Reddit revamps with privacy in mind
Reddit has revamped its privacy policy to give users exactly the information they need to understand how their privacy is protected by the popular site.
The Digital Self: Covering your eyes won’t keep you safe from online peeping Toms
Online privacy isn't dead, but it is evolving. Here's what it means to most people now – and what we need to do to protect it from falling six feet under.
The Digital Self: We need new rules for citizen reporting on the real-time Web
The rush of the real-time Web got the better of many of us during last week's Boston manhunt. How do we make sure that never happens again?
Crowdsourced or Mobsourced: Did Reddit help or harm the Boston bombing investigation?
Are crowdsourced investigations like that of Reddit's 'FindBostonBombers' community helpful or dangerous?
Terms & Conditions: Congress has privacy policies in its sights with CISPA
The return of the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) puts all privacy policies on the chopping block.
The Digital Self: Facebook’s teen privacy effort is great … oh, wait – no it’s not
Facebook's new pro-privacy partnership with the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) smells like a ripe marketing stunt, and nothing more.
How to get a link on the front page of Reddit
Reddit's front page has become one of the most widely watched places on the Web. Here's how to up your chances of getting that adorable cat picture you've been sitting on for six months in front of millions of people.
Tagging 2.0: How one artist uses tech to give life to 3D graffiti
Italian graffiti writer "Peeta" gives us an inside look at street art in the Internet era.
The Digital Self: We need laws that empower consumers in the face of big data
California's may soon earn the "right to know" what data companies have about them, and how that data is shared. All Americans deserve this right, too.
Terms & Conditions: Should ignoring fine print be illegal?
The already-bad Computer Fraud and Abuse Act may be set to get a lot worse. Here's why.
Obama’s $100M BRAIN Initiative aims to cure Alzheimer’s, create cyborgs
President Obama unveiled Tuesday the first details of the BRAIN Initiative, which aims to map the human brain.
The Digital Self: Fight the man, buy a CD
The courts say it's illegal to re-sell digital goods like MP3s and ebooks. Here's how to fight back.
How one Russian millionaire wants to save the world … with immortal cyborgs
Russian media tycoon Dmitry Itskov wants to save humanity from guaranteed destruction by creating human cyborgs.
