online privacy

What personal information are you sharing with TikTok when you use it, and how can you protect yourself online? Consumer Reports reveals the TikTok privacy settings you should adjust right now.

Ever since the pandemic closed schools, online tools for learning have become much more common. Now the FTC is making sure companies know there are protections when it comes to a student’s personal data.

Consumer Reports and Telemundo 20’s consumer reporter Sergio Flores looks at the right way to use a secondary email to make it harder for companies to track you.

Did you ever use a fake name when signing up for a new online service as a way to protect your privacy? It turns out that doesn’t do a lot to keep companies from tracking you, but an alternative or fake email address is an easy and more effective way of doing just that.

Your personal information may be floating around online, putting you at risk, reports NBC 7’s Catherine Garcia.

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.

Identity theft is a crime that can have long-lasting implications. Now the number of repeat victims is on the rise.

NBC 7 Responds looked at how you can protect your personal information from apps that want to track you.

Consumer Reports found many people are downloading mental health apps to help deal with the stress of the pandemic. However, you should try to find out what they do with the information you share.

Many of San Diego’s essential workers are now eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, which means thousands of teachers, first-responders and food workers can start signing up for appointments. It also means, however, that there are more chances for people to try to steal personal information.

A recent iPhone update pulls back the curtain on personal data collection.

It’s a not so private world, but new laws will make that less so in California. NBC 7’s Consumer Bob explains.

In November, Californians voted in favor of Proposition 24 which will strengthen the state’s privacy laws. Those changes won’t happen overnight. Instead they’ll take about two years to be enforced.

TikTok, home to viral dance videos and growing controversy, has seen an explosive growth in popularity despite security and user privacy concerns. U.S. officials and businesses are expressing privacy and security concerns about the Chinese-owned app, with a number of companies asking employees to remove it from their phones.

NBC 7 Responds’ Consumer Bob explains how you can decide what a company does with your information.

A demo of a German coronavirus app was released on Friday which authorities hope will allow the country to safely reopen in time for summer tourism.

A Brazilian judge accepted a recommendation from prosecutors Thursday to close the investigation of soccer star Neymar on a rape allegation on the grounds of there being a lack of evidence against him. Sao Paulo state prosecutors Flávia Merlini and Estefânia Paulin announced during the day that they agreed with a July 30 decision by police not to bring charges...

Parents need to be aware of what their children are posting online when they use connected toys and games.

Nearly two dozen consumer, privacy and public health groups are urging U.S. regulators to investigate whether children are being endangered by deceptive apps in Google’s app store for smartphones running on its Android software. The 102-page complaint filed Wednesday with the Federal Trade Commission alleges Google’s Play store is harming kids by allowing apps that break privacy laws, contain adult...

Sorvino agrees that the culture has changed over the past year, but feels there’s a long way to go, especially when bad behavior is validated in entertainment.