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UK Criticizes Google for 'Significant Breach' of Privacy Law

(Nov. 3) -- U.K. authorities declared today that Google committed a "significant breach" of privacy laws by gathering confidential information with its Street View cars. The Street View cars photograph streets and gather information on the location of wireless Internet connections. Google used this information to provide...

How to Keep Your Info Safe From Future Mark Zuckerbergs

(Oct. 1) -- A little movie by the name of "The Social Network" opens in theaters nationwide this weekend, and though the overwhelmingly positive reviews are already in, the debate has just begun over what effect the film will have on the popular perception of Facebook, and more specifically, on its founder, Mark...

Opinion: Impoverishing Democracy

(July 22) -- Thomas Jefferson once observed, "Information is the currency of democracy." That's never been more true than it is today. We live, after all, in an information age, one that's seen a virtual explosion in new sources of information -- ranging from newspapers and TV to talk radio, cable news, millions upon...

Opinion: Pediatricians Need to Get With the Breastfeeding Program

(April 6) -- When my first daughter was born, I was a little taken aback when our very old-school pediatrician demanded to know whether I would breast- or bottle-feed her. This seemed like an intrusive question from a doctor who made it abundantly clear that I should be breastfeeding. And yet, as my newborn and I struggled...

Data Overload: Americans in the Digital Age

(Dec. 16) -- Americans now spend three out of every four waking hours being bombarded by some form of information, according to a new study called "How Much Information?" put out by two researchers at the University of California, San Diego. The report says that the average American consumes 34 gigabytes and 100,000 words...