What I Learned From Tracking My Spending for a Month Everyone knows to watch their spending: A mistake can mean the difference between making or bouncing the rent check. I tracked my spending meticulously for a month. Here’s what I learned. Read More…

House Ways and Means Chairman Subpoenas Trump Tax Returns Richard E. Neal, the panel’s chairman, dropped his use of a century-old provision in the tax code and instead used a more common instrument to demand President Trump’s tax returns: the subpoena. Read More…

Need a Flu Shot? Get It Now Immunity tends to wane by 20 percent a month, leaving those who got their shot in August or September with less than desirable protection by the time they’re exposed. Read More…

Facial Recognition Technology Ban: A Victory for Privacy A reader hails San Francisco’s blocking of a law-enforcement tool. Read More…

Setting Up Your Tech on the Assumption You’ll Be Hacked Sheera Frenkel, who writes about cybersecurity for The Times, explains how she safeguards her devices, and why passwords remain a weak link for more people. Read More…

In France, Our Dog Has His Day Hotels, shops, bars, restaurants — dogs are welcomed warmly just about everywhere. For Pip (a.k.a. Pierre), the prancing was never better. Read More…

Taking Steps to Maximize Privacy While Covering the Lack of It Jennifer Valentino-DeVries, an investigative reporter who has delved into issues of online privacy, is “under no illusions” that protecting our digital selves is fully possible. Read More…

Germany Is Wary of a Digital World (but Loves Its E-Toothbrushes) Melissa Eddy, a Berlin reporter, explains how privacy laws have led to blurred Google Street View pictures, and why WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook are popular almost despite themselves. Read More…

‘I’m Really Opening Myself Up’: Chelsea Manning Signs Book Deal The former intelligence analyst, who served seven years in prison for leaking classified information, views her memoir as a coming-of-age story. Read More…