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Pew: Nearly One-Third Of Americans Hide Information Online

4:30pm March 17, 2015

by Aarti Shahani

While Americans are deeply divided over whether government surveillance is serving the public interest, one-third of those surveyed are taking steps to hide their personal information online.

After a post has been flagged for review, Facebook intervenes with a supportive message.

Facebook's Suicide Prevention Tools Connect Friends, Test Privacy

3:41pm March 17, 2015

by Emma Bowman

When online social networks open up spaces for suicide prevention with untrained peer support, they walk the fragile line between invasion of privacy and supporting those who need help.

National

An 'Upstream' Battle As Wikimedia Challenges NSA Surveillance

7:52am March 16, 2015

by NPR Staff

A law professor and expert on national security law sheds some light on the lawsuit by Wikipedia's parent company against the National Security Agency.

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Six Things We Learned At South By Southwest EDU

6:58am March 16, 2015

by Eric Westervelt

At the annual event in Austin, Texas: Big data, privacy, physics and the power of Twitter.

Body cameras, like this one shown at a 2014 press conference in Washington, D.C., are small enough to be clipped to an officer's chest. Washington and Denver are among U.S. cities trying the cameras.

National

When Police Are Given Body Cameras, Do They Use Them?

6:55am March 16, 2015

by NPR Staff

An independent monitor's report on the Denver Police Department's use of body-worn cameras found that during a six-month trial run, just one in four use-of-force incidents was actually recorded.

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In April 1994, Hillary Clinton took questions from reporters for more than an hour as first lady. By that point, she had a reputation for not being particularly transparent and for not spending enough time addressing the national media.

Hillary Clinton's Privacy Problem

4:21pm March 13, 2015

by Tamara Keith

"I've always believed in a zone of privacy," Clinton once said. Her use of a personal email account while secretary of state is just the latest example of trying to defend that zone.

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The 2,100-person Tijuana municipal police force is one of Mexico's largest. It's also the first in the country to employ body cameras for its officers.

World News

Tijuana Cops Turn On Body Cameras And Hope To Turn Off Bribery

11:20am March 13, 2015

by Carrie Kahn

Police in Mexico are known more for taking bribes than fighting crime. Tijuana's force is now using body cameras and hopes it will show that the public also plays a big role in corruption.

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Obama, Unions On Opposite Sides Of The (Fast) Track For Trade Deals

6:06pm March 12, 2015

by Marilyn Geewax

Labor groups, which have been allies of President Obama, are now stepping up their efforts to thwart White House plans for passing foreign trade deals on a "fast track" through Congress.

National

FCC Publishes Full Text Of Net Neutrality Rules

2:24pm March 12, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Two weeks after it voted to approve rules on net neutrality, the Federal Communications Commission releases what Chairman Tom Wheeler calls "a shining example of American democracy at work."

Twitter Updates Policy To Combat Revenge Porn

10:14am March 12, 2015

by Aarti Shahani

Twitter has a new privacy policy. The company says if someone posts a photo or video that is intimate in nature, they have to have permission from whoever is featured in it.

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