At the turn of the century, facial recognition technology was more science fiction than fact. Rapid advances have fueled a proliferation of this technology — which continues to expand into new areas of public and private life. At the same time, various states and municipalities are enacting new, stringent laws regulating the use of facial recognition technology by commercial entities.

A new study says that increasing cell phone use is  associated with the number of head and neck injuries in the United States, particularly with walking and texting.

A study from Southern Methodist University's Darwin Deason Institute for Cybersecurity found that hackers can figure out a person’s password by  listening to them type on a keyboard

California regulators want to tax text messages to increase funds for social programs.