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Fred Wilson: A Web Without Tracking Technologies Would Kinda Suck

The government’s announcement that they may create a Do Not Track registry for the web, similar to the offline Do

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Facebook, MasterCard and HP Join Board Of Digital ID Firm BlueCava

Digital tracking firm Bluecava made headlines earlier this year when it was reported that the company had collected unique IDs

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Trend Alert! 9 of the Best Manhattan ‘Street Sweets’

Now that the sun’s out, many would say dessert season is over. Not so–never so. The warmth is merely an

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Momofuku x Band Of Outsiders: Is This The Hippest Cookie In The Universe?

Last night’s Opening Ceremony party at the Ace Hotel for Fashion’s Night Out is certainly deserving of its own report,

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Wall Street Journal’s New Privacy Policy Is Exactly What They Warned Us About

No publication has led the charge against tracking users on the web harder than the Wall Street Journal. In their

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How the Cookie Crumbles: Girl Scouts Finance Director Accused of Embezzling...

It’s not every day an email about the Girl Scouts arrives in our inbox. And, hey, it’s still 67 days

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The Groupon IPO Guessing Game Contest: Results!

So: Yesterday we had a wonderful little contest in which we offered everyone a chance to guess the Groupon IPO

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Cookie High

Taking a bite out of a delicious Oreo stimulates the brain in the same way that doing a line of

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The Gingerbread Lady: A Visit with Patti Paige, the Cookie Contractor of Soho

For Baked Ideas owner Patti Paige, who specializes in gingerbread, the holidays are a harried time of year.

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The Best Beer & Wine Pairings for Girl Scout Cookies

Add an adult beverage to make this innocent treat a bit more naughty.

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Websites Can Probably Guess Your Identity With Three Basic Data Points

Websites and internet service providers have found ways to track user activity that aren't detectable by users, which means there is no transparency. The Technical Architecture Group writes, "The...

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Chrome Extensions Harvesting Cookies Is ‘Completely Insane,’ Expert Says

FairShare Labs has increased the anonymization of cookies it harvests from people's computers using Chrome extensions, after new report from Detectify.

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Dear Girl Scouts: Yes, I Will Buy Your Cookies. However…

Because as much as I am a GSC aficionado, I also realize that the cookies themselves are ridiculous.

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The Truth About Data Mining: How Online Trackers Gather Your Info and What...

There are steps you can and should take to help prevent these companies from acquiring your information.

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Art (and Cookies) Served Up in Hillary Clinton’s Orange Pantsuit

For show's duration, the sculpture, titled 'Vessel,' will be filled with cookies made using Clinton's recipe, and baked by artist Jennifer Rubell.

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How the Stranger at Starbucks Can Steal Your Facebook Account

Stop into almost any coffee shop in New York and you’ll see dozens of strangers sharing the same unsecured WiFi network. If you had Firesheep, you could see every time one of these folks signs onto an...

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