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A new report shows online friendship is becoming the mainstream for teenagers.

More evidence that Google controls my life.

Computer scientists devise a method to unmask users of the world's leading Internet anonymity software—and how to fix the problem.

We treat platforms like they are public utilities. They’re not—but maybe they could be.

If you downloaded the privacy software Tor in 2011, you may have been flagged to be spied on.

A number of advertisers have tried to pull Internet Culture off the Web and put it onto your television screen.

The merger of online and offline data is bringing more intrusive tracking.

We often judge the Internet based on the relatively few stories of success—where democratization seems to operate—rather than the millions of failures. Viral is the exception, big broadcasts—and lonely voices whistling in the digital hurricane—are the norm.

If you think of the Internet as a public good, then think again. Internet service providers are finding new ways to monetize their customers, and all signs point to bigger bills for everyone.

It’s not easy to keep your data private while surfing the Internet, but here are a few tools that can help.