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In the digital age that we live in today, we are constantly exposing our personal information online. From using cell phones and GPS devices to online shopping and sending e-mail, the things we do and say online leave behind ever-growing trails of personal information. The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û believes that Americans shouldn’t have to choose between using new technology and keeping control of your private information. Each week, we feature some of the most interesting news related to technology and civil liberties that we’ve spotted from the previous week.

[Los Angeles Times]
"A state senator recently introduced a bill to prohibit government entities from obtaining location information from cellphones without a warrant. State Sen. Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) proposed S.B. 1434, an amendment to the Penal Code, to clarify the use of this ubiquitous and near-constant data stream in our pockets."

[RT]
"An onrush of condemnation and criticism kept the SOPA and PIPA acts from passing earlier this year, but US lawmakers have already authored another authoritarian bill that could give them free reign to creep the Web in the name of cybersecurity."
See Also [Read Write Web]

[Wired]
"The Department of Homeland Security has launched a research project to find ways to hack into gaming consoles to obtain sensitive information about gamers stored on the devices."

[EFF]
"The trend of user positions on online behavioral advertising is clear, but even as companies for Do Not Track, some of them are still collecting data when users send the Do Not Track ."
See Also Making Do Not Track a Reality [Blog of Rights]

[Baltimore Sun]
"Moving to the forefront of social media privacy law nationwide, the has passed legislation prohibiting employers in the state from asking current and prospective employees for their user names and passwords to websites such as and ."
See Also Maryland Legislature to Employers: Hands Off Facebook Passwords [Blog of Rights]

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