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…

The Heartbreakers at Chain Restaurants McDonald’s is far from the worst offender. The Cheesecake Factory’s Breakfast Burrito has more than a day’s worth of calories, two days’ worth of sodium and more than three of saturated fat. Read More…

Suspected Gunman Will Be ‘Nameless,’ New Zealand’s Prime Minister Says Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said in Parliament on Tuesday that she refused to give notoriety to the man accused of killing 50 people in Christchurch, New Zealand. Ms. Ardern has implored news media and social media sites like Facebook to do a be… Read More…

To Cover China, There’s No Substitute for WeChat Li Yuan conducts much of her work on the WeChat mobile app, including spotting trends — and prodding sources to get back to her. Read More…

An Old Scam With a New Twist If you have gotten a message from someone who claims to have dirt on you — and shows off, as proof, a password you’ve previously used — here’s what happened. Read More…

Apps That Blast Out Crime Alerts Don’t Have to Rattle You Neighborhood-watch networks are on the rise, even though crime is not. Here’s how to put the data into perspective. Read More…