Data Privacy

Two new rights were added to the California Consumer Privacy Act in 2023, reports NBC 7’s Sergio Flores.

It’s something we do almost every day – hand over personal information to online services or companies. And many of us don’t give it a second thought.

If it’s effective, the law could become a model for other blue states seeking to protect digital information related to abortion access.

The agency claimed it was possible to use the information to trace consumers to reproductive health clinics, domestic violence shelters and places of worship.

Do you know how much information your apps are collecting about you? Sometimes it’s hard to tell where your personal data goes, but usually we agreed to hand it all over.

TikTok is facing renewed accusations that it’s a threat to national security after an FCC commissioner accused the social media giant of harvesting data from its users for China. So is TikTok really a danger? CNBC correspondent Steve Kovach explains why the truth is not so simple.

Steve Wozniak, inventor of the first commercial PC, says he recently deactivated his Facebook account — and he doesn’t trust the platform’s privacy standards.

Consumers who chose free credit monitoring as part of the Equifax settlement should receive information about it soon if they haven’t already.

YouTube and TikTok track users’ personal data more than other social media apps, a recent study says. YouTube mostly keeps the data for itself, while TikTok allows more third parties to collect it.

Didi could either go for a privatization or a listing in Hong Kong after delisting in the U.S, the Bloomberg report said.

China’s Ministry of Industry and Information must review any new apps and updates by Tencent before they can be launched.

While the world slowed down during the coronavirus pandemic, cybercriminals largely did not. In fact, the number of data breaches has increased.

More than 3.5 billion people lost their connection to their social networks when Facebook’s portfolio of apps went down October 4, 2021. The combined reach of Facebook (2.797 billion people), WhatsApp (2 billion), Messenger (1.3 billion), and Instagram (1.287 billion) covers most of the global online population (4.72 billion). Facebook’s numbers alone account for 35% of all living humans while…

Keeping all that unused personal data lying around the internet could put your digital privacy and security at risk. Now Consumer Reports reveals some tips and tricks to help you say goodbye to unwanted accounts once and for all.