U.K. vs. U.S.: How Much of Your Personal Data Can You Get? We decided to test how easy it soon might be for people in Europe to access their personal data compared with users in the United States. Read More…

Staying Plugged In (for Hundreds of Miles) on the Campaign Trail With midterm elections looming and candidates exploiting more tools to reach voters directly, Sydney Ember, a politics reporter, makes sure her phone stays charged. 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…

Introducing the Internet Bill of Rights If Democrats win back the House, they promise to start regulating Silicon Valley. Read More…

Our Investigative Reporters Explain the Trump-Russia Story Mark Mazzetti and Scott Shane answer readers’ questions on Russian interference in the 2016 election, the Mueller investigation and their reporting process. 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…

A Cancer Researcher Takes Cancer Personally Dr. C. Anthony Blau, who has multiple myeloma, started a company to crowdsource an individualized approach to his disease. Read More…

When a Tech Reporter Doesn’t Use Much Tech David Streitfeld has covered technology for years for The Times. He thinks the Luddites are misunderstood. Read More…

Safer Cars Help Keep Older Drivers on the Road Many features of new cars like lane guidance and backup cameras accommodate the needs of older drivers. Read More…

Weighing the Pros and Cons of Statins Statins are often given to healthy people to prevent a potentially devastating problem, so some patients object to taking them. Read More…