Year of Free Credit Report Monitoring Is Ending. Here’s What to Do Now. The free service started after Equifax’s huge breach in 2017. Consumer advocates suggest placing a security freeze — not a lock — on credit files. Read More…

Your Questions About FIRE, Answered Readers had lots of questions about our recent story about the FIRE movement (financial independence, retire early). Here are some answers. Read More…

Dedicated App or Mobile Website? A company’s app may offer more features than a visit to its site through the browser on your phone or tablet, but it may take up more space and resources on your device. Read More…

To Get Trump’s Tax Returns, N.Y. Democrats Try a New Strategy A new bill being introduced Monday in Albany would allow New York tax officials to release state tax returns to congressional committees. Read More…

How to Stop Facebook From Bringing Up Bad Memories Before the social network makes automatic videos of your photos, tell it the names of the people you don’t wish to see in the clips. Read More…

California’s Privacy Law A California assemblyman says his legislation is the most comprehensive law in the country. Read More…

Tech Companies Say They Care Companies have said for decades that we should be in charge of our data. Why now, more than ever, does it seem like we aren’t? Read More…

Craigslist Drops Personal Ads Because of Sex Trafficking Bill The website said that the bill, which removes protections from liability for facilitating trafficking, made it too risky to maintain its personal ads. Read More…

For a Longer, Healthier Life, Share Your Data Privacy protections are standing in the way of artificial-intelligence programs that could diagnose cancers and screen for genetic disorders. Read More…