The personal data that companies collect from consumers online has become a big business referred to as data brokerage. However, most consumers don't know what personal information about them is being ...

"Plaintiffs have adequately pled a 'highly offensive' intrusion of privacy that invades a reasonable internet user's ...

In today’s digital world, injustice lurks in the shadows of the Facebook post that’s delivered to certain groups of people at the exclusion of others, the hidden algorithm used to profile candidates ...

Mathematician Clive Humby declared data to be the “new oil” all the way back in 2006. The comparison holds up in terms of value, “mining” practices, and the impact of both resources. The data broker ...

Google is finally revealing it is collecting your data if you use Google Chrome, even if you use incognito mode. This comes after the internet giant agreed to settle for $5 billion to avoid a 2020 ...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) hosted a public forum last week to target "commercial surveillance and lax cybersecurity." While data privacy is a legitimate concern, FTC chief Lina Khan and her ...

A data broker that previously sold data-pilfering tools to the U.S. military has received tens of thousands of dollars from the FBI for similar services. Reading time 2 minutes The FBI’s cybersecurity ...

Don't sit around saying "it'll never happen to me" while your personal data is traded around the internet and becomes an increasing threat to your privacy, security, and finances. Delete it today.

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