online privacy

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

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.

Read carefully through the fine print of YouTube’s terms of service and you might notice that you’ve affirmed you are old enough to watch it. “If you are under 13 years of age, then please do not use the service,” the terms say. “There are lots of other great web sites for you.” It’s a warning that goes unheeded by...

Valentine’s Day may be a day of love and romance but officials are warning it can also be a big day for online scammers.

Twitter’s new privacy policy suggests ambitions of becoming more like Facebook — more tracking of users and more targeting of ads to rake in more money.
Twitter recently reported its first quarterly revenue decline since going public. That should give you some clues about the reasons behind the policy changes, which take effect June 18.

The Senate passed a joint resolution on Thursday, barring the Federal Communications Commission from enforcing rules passed last year that would ban internet, cable, and mobile providers from selling your data without your consent, NBC News reported....
Robert Siciliano, CEO of IDTheftSecurity.com told NBC News the best way to protect yourself is by installing a VPN — that’s a virtual private...