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While this policy does not apply to the Google Chrome browser; the newest iteration (version 16) of Google Chrome always asks you to sign in to "your Google Account" when it starts. Even if you do not sign in to the Google Account, it takes longer to get to your webpages that you want to view. If you signed into the Google Account and they tracked you, this would likely make the browser perform less quickly. Google's search (pun intended) for advertising dollars is not only making people leery about privacy issues, but it also impacting the quality of their browser, in my opinion; as a browser's primary focus should be to display webpages (as Internet Explorer does not try to get me to buy Microsoft Word). I feel that this could hurt their business in the short run, and maybe even permanently.

There may be some trouble brewing in paradise, thanks to a seemingly draconian law currently under consideration in Hawaii's state legislature. If passed, H.B. 2288 would require all ISPs within the state to track and store information on their customers, including details on every website they visit, as well as their own names and addresses.

NASA is using networks of cameras to track all kinds of things.

This device can speed up argon ions down a 5-millimeter track by using an electrical field to accelerate it instead of magnets.

That's awesome come on anti matter. But really I see a lot of good research coming from this.

AT&T is going to track and monetize the webpages you visit, the time you spend on each, the links or ads you see and follow, and the search terms you enter if you have their new gigabit broadband service (such as in Kansas City). If you don't want to be tracked, "fortunately" they let you opt-out for a $29 / month fee.

The Internet is abuzz with reports of mysterious devices sprinkled across America-many of them on military bases-that connect to your phone by mimicking cell phone towers and sucking up your data. There is little public information about these devices, but they are the new favorite toy of government agencies of all stripes; everyone from the National Security Agency to local police forces are using them.

Microsoft's virtual assistant Cortana is now available on the Windows 10 Technical Preview. Cortana -- who is named after the AI co-star in Microsoft's Halo series -- is the company's answer to Siri and Google Now. She takes over the operating system's search functionality, tackling local searches as well as helping you track down stuff on the Web.

This article and website are full of technology advancements on how we can track hurricanes.

"Computer Forensics: Incident Response Essentials"