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A Plan To Untangle Our Digital Lives After We're Gone

In the digital age, our online accounts don't die with us. A proposed law might determine what does happen to them. But the tech industry warns the measure could threaten the privacy of the deceased.

A scene from Joshua Oppenheimer’s documentary "The Look of Silence.” It tells the incredible story of a man who confronts his brother’s killers and demands they accept responsibility for their part in the Indonesian Suharto regime’s 1965 genocide, which claimed 1 million lives.

POV: The Look Of Silence

Airs Monday, June 27, 2016 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV

Ryan Lochte poses with his gold medal on the Today show set on Copacabana Beach last week.

Ryan Lochte Apologizes For 'Not Being More Careful And Candid' In Rio

After the head of the U.S. Olympic Committee issued a formal apology to Rio and Brazil over the U.S. swimmers' behavior, star athlete Ryan Lochte broke his silence over a debunked robbery claim.

Siblings Sangeeta (from left), Sunil and Ravi Tripathi. Sunil went missing weeks before the Boston Marathon, and media outlets misidentified him as one of the bombing suspects.

How Social Media Smeared A Missing Student As A Terrorism Suspect

The documentary Help Us Find Sunil Tripathi explores what happened after a tweet misidentified a Brown University student as one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects.

French President Francois Hollande answers questions from the press following his bilateral meeting at the White House with President Barack Obama, Feb. 11, 2014.

French President Hollande Talks Tech With Silicon Valley Leaders

French President Francois Hollande visited San Francisco Wednesday and met with technology leaders from Silicon Valley.

"Supposedly, tea cakes were made about 200 years ago. Slaves used the ingredients they had: molasses instead of sugar, lard instead of butter," says Etha Robinson.

Food To Celebrate Freedom: Tea Cakes For Juneteenth!

Juneteenth, the day when many African-Americans mark the end of slavery, is also associated with traditional foods from the black community. One woman wants to revive a traditional treat: tea cakes.

Republican presidential candidates arrive Thursday for the final Republican presidential debate before the Iowa caucus in Des Moines, Iowa.

The Stream: Get Caught Up On The Iowa GOP Debate

There was still a big elephant not in the room ahead of tonight's Fox News Iowa Republican debate: Donald Trump.

The rise of ad blockers threatens the business model that drives much of the Internet economy.

With Ad Blocking Use On The Rise, What Happens To Online Publishers?

A new Apple update could challenge the current online business model. Some say less ad revenue means more sites will charge for access to content. There's also a move to block the ad blockers.

A 'Parrot Bebop' drone, used to take images, flies during a demo in San Francisco.

No Longer Just A Toy: Regulators Say Drone Operators Are Pilots

The hottest holiday gift of the year is facing new federal regulations as drone fliers are now required to take the same safety responsibilities as airplane pilots.

Millions of people use Wikipedia for medical advice, but what they find there isn't always accurate.

Should I Trust Wikipedia With My Health?

Some doctors lambaste Wikipedia for errors in its medical pages. But there are many physicians, science teachers and researchers working overtime to make the crowdsourced health content better.

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