As "do not track" has taken center stage in debates about the Internet and personal privacy, many Web users remain unaware of exactly what tracking is and what it does -- or that they're even being ...

In the ongoing argument about whether the government should pass laws to prohibit companies from tracking Internets users’ browsing habits, one voice has been conspicuously absent — the voice of ...

Big Brother has a new secret weapon, and he's using it to watch your every Internet move. Computer files called Flash cookies may have told him which websites you visited this morning, what purchases ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Whenever you do anything on the internet, you’re being tracked. As ...

Internet users who are actively trying to make sure their online activity isn't tracked by websites or government agencies should know there's an even creepier tracking tool out there used by a ...

Whether it’s checking email or online shopping, people are more connected than ever to the Internet. But if you don’t pay attention, there could be hundreds of companies tracking you from website to ...

Several recently developed and lesser-known Internet tracking techniques are becoming more widespread, experts say. And unlike typical "cookies," which track users' Web browsing on many sites, these ...

Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal wants to prevent tracking of consumers' online activity. Blumenthal, who will become a U.S. Senator next month, submitted testimony calling on Congress ...

Comcast Corp., the nation's third-largest cable company, pledged Wednesday to immediately stop recording the Web browsing activities of each of its 1 million high-speed Internet subscribers. Comcast ...

An Amazon ad for a book by science fiction writer Cory Doctorow recently appeared on my computer screen. “What a coincidence!” I thought naively. I’d been reading an opinion item by Doctorow on ...

Microsoft is introducing a feature to Internet Explorer 9 that gives users control over how sites can and cannot track their activity. Josh Lowensohn joined CNET in 2006 and now covers Apple. Before ...