Over the past twenty plus years, Amazon's gone from bookstore to everything store. Here's all the companies it…
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I cover the business of data for Gizmodo. Send your worst tips to swodinsky@gizmodo.com.
Gizmodo identified 32 brokers selling data on 2.9 billion profiles of U.S. residents pegged as "actively pregnant"…
While Russia has only fined the search giant, the Donetsk People’s Republic is implementing a full digital blockade.
The European Commission allegedly transferred data to Amazon servers in the U.S. two years after it outlawed that…
YouTube is the last American tech platform standing in Russia, but it's taking a financial beating from regulators…
Here's some good examples of what notto do when you're snapping one for the 'gram.
Amazon is funnelling money to a fake grassroots group fighting American antitrust legislation even as it pledges…
The company planned to unleash targeted ads onto users, even if they didn't consent. Italy warned against it.
Amazon's snooping doesn't stop when your shopping spree does. A non-exhaustive review of the traits Amazon tracks,…
None of us asked for kitty facial recognition or a dog leash that tracks your every move, but that won't stop…
For years, the company barred mail-order abortion providers from certifying themselves with a "Provides abortion"…
YouTube videos of people whispering into the camera are supposed to leave you soothed and sleepy. These... don't do…
Russia Fines Google, Airbnb, Pinterest, and Twitch for Not Storing Data Where the Kremlin Can Get It
These four companies ran afoul of a harsh Russian privacy law that led Linkedin to be banned across the country in…
The residency and tax information for hundreds of thousands of residents of a Japanese city were in one contractor's…
If your daily browsing isn't creepy enough for you, there's endless nightmare fodder on Reddit dot com.
The cell service provider's new product bundles info on what apps you've downloaded with what sites you've visited…
Jacuzzi's smart tubs unwittingly left owners' personal details fully exposed for months until the issue was quietly…
The tech giant also agreed to a slate of licensing deals as part of its settlement with the French Competition…
We might not have fully self-aware AI in the real world yet, but there's been plenty of directors who've given us a…
Sergey Brin and Nicole Shanahan quietly got together in 2015, and they're quietly trying to split now, according to…