Privacy watchdogs warn that too many people have no idea that Internet marketers are tracking their online habits and then mining that data to serve up targeted pitches. Congress may step in to deal with that.

A blogger who called a magazine cover model offensive names on a Web site says Google failed to protect her right to privacy.

Peter Smith was browsing Facebook a couple of weeks ago when he stumbled upon an ad for hot singles. That's not unusual on social networking sites like Facebook, but what was unusual was the picture of the woman in the ad. It was his wife, Cheryl.

A new Web site will track policies imposed by popular Internet sites such as Facebook, hoping to help consumers spot potentially harmful changes.