Natasha Singer

The new rules, which would require many online services to increase protections for children, could change how popular social media and game platforms treat minors.

Federal regulators said the sale of geolocation information on tens of millions of smartphones could expose people’s visits to private places.

At a moment when education technology firms are stockpiling sensitive information on millions of school children, safeguards for student data have broken down.

Carriers were dealing with a combination of staff shortages and passenger volume that approached or in some cases exceeded prepandemic levels.

The market for weapon detectors and crisis alert badges in schools is booming. But there are questions about whether the new technology is effective.