The Golden State just gave consumers an unprecedented tool to hit backspace on data brokers.
Consumer Reports' new privacy app protects your data so you don’t have to, and it takes less than a minute to set up.
“H&R Block, Google, and Meta ignored data privacy laws, and passed information about people’s financial lives around like candy,” one attorney said.
Not only will the tech giant's little assistant be listening to you, it'll sometimes use those conversations to train the company's newest product.
The CBP told Sen. Ron Wyden it wouldn’t buy commercial location data, except for when there’s a ‘critical mission’ that requires paid-for info
Parents of more than 100 transgender children said the proposed law would limit kids' access to potentially lifesaving communities and online resources.
The company's Privacy Sandbox tools are now on about 97% of Chrome user's machines.
Bad news: your car is a spy. Every major car brand's new internet-connected models flunked privacy and security tests conducted by Mozilla.
Need a place to shout into the void about AI? There's a new form for you to fill out.
Gizmodo’s tests found the higher-ed gatekeeper shares GPAs, SAT information, and other data with big tech.
X (formerly Twitter) appears to be playing around with some unconventional strategies to verify its premium users.
Researchers say they found "no evidence" increased Facebook adoption worldwide was linked to widespread psychological harm.
The best VPNs hide traffic from your school’s IT department, which is why you should never use them.
“We need a nimble, adaptable, new agency with expertise, resources and authority to do the same for Big Tech,” the senators wrote.
The games rating agency proposed using facial age estimation to scan selfies but said it would not stop kids from playing restrictively rated games.
From parental consent requirements and encryption breakers to full-on TikTok bans, lawmakers are trying to outdo themselves on boneheaded tech bills.
The U.S. is continuing its efforts to crack down on the most harmful actors in the surveillance industry.
The UN says we're facing an existential threat to the "notion of human identity, freedom of thought, privacy, and memory.”
The controversial Cooper Davis Act has been voted out of committee, meaning it will take another step towards enactment.
The Cooper Davis Act would force tech companies to report suspected drug activity to the government. Experts say it would be a disaster for digital privacy.
