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…

Uber vs. Lyft: Which Ride-Hailing App Is Better? Here’s a comprehensive comparison of the two services to help you choose your go-to app for hitching rides. Read More…

They Took On the Food Giants — and Won For decades, the Center for Science in the Public Interest has worked to influence public policy on nutrition. Read More…

The Risks to Babies of Older Fathers Most women know that reproductive risks to themselves and their babies rise as they get older, but few men realize that their advancing years may also confer a risk. Read More…

A Brief History of How Your Privacy Was Stolen Google and Facebook took our data — and made a ton of money from it. We must fight back. Read More…

Beware of Credit ‘Repair’ Companies, Consumer Watchdogs Say Anything these companies can do, people can do for themselves at no cost. Federal regulators recently filed suit against two of the biggest companies. Read More…

We Read 150 Privacy Policies. They Were an Incomprehensible Disaster. The average policy took 18 minutes to finish and required a college-level reading ability. Read More…

How to Prevent Falls Many of us can use a periodic kick in the pants to help keep us safe. I know, because I’m one of those prone to doing something foolhardy. Read More…

Amazon Flunks Children’s Privacy, Advocacy Groups Charge Children’s groups say the tech giant’s Echo Dot Kids device violated a federal law protecting youngsters’ online privacy. Amazon disagrees. Read More…