There was an Internet uproar last month when it was revealed that the National Security Agency (NSA) was demanding consumer information from many popular tech companies like Facebook, Google and Twitter. However, software companies have released several optional add-ons or browser extensions that can help users combat this privacy infringement on the part of the…

The holidays are approaching, which means it’s also the time of the year for identity theft, online tracking, and hacker exploits. Use these 5 tips to stay more private while you’re shopping online this season: 1. Do the shopping cart trick to get discounts If you know ahead of time that you want something, put…

Facebook is working with a data company called Datalogix that can track whether people who see ads on the site are actually buying the advertised products in stores. Facebook has felt some pressure to prove the worth of its advertising, but its efforts to dig up data have raised even more concerns. “We kept hearing…