Privacy watchdogs want Congress and the FTC to create a system that would keep online marketing tactics transparent, accountable and respectful of user privacy. And following an investigation by the newspaper Stars and Stripes, the Pentagon was forced to terminate a journalist profiling program that rated reporters based on their likelihood of giving the military friendly coverage.

As Google expands its book search service, consumer privacy protections are shrinking. Privacy watchdogs want the search giant to takes steps to ensure our privacy. And Dan Rather called on President Barack Obama to form a White House commission on journalism and public media.

The open nature of the Internet will be lost if Internet Service Providers are allowed to use a technology called Deep Packet Inspection to snoop on Internet users’ data and communications. And EFF’s “Surveillance Self-Defense” guide shows you how to legally protect your computer data against government spying.