privacy

The scanners are standard equipment for police, but what's not settled is what happens to all the data collected. That data can link people to certain addresses and flag unusual activity.

Young adults covered by their parents' health plans may balk at getting treatment for mental health or other conditions they would rather not have show up on family insurance statements.

A House bill seeks to restrict what private companies can do with information collected on students.

There's good news and bad news about electronic medical records. They're now in most doctors' offices — but most doctors still can't easily share them.