Best Data Removal Services Guide. Use a data removal service and data removal tool to remove your data from data broker sites ...

It shouldn't surprise you that your personal information is floating around online. From old photos to contact details to banking records, a lot of your very personal data is easily accessible. And ...

It was welcome news to hear that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau started working on a rule to rein in data brokers in 2024, but that rule has been challenged in court. Af ...

Hackers are pretty scary. Amoral, hooded figures with magical computer skills that can break into anything within minutes. At least that is what most of us think of when we hear the term "hacker." It ...

Marketers and businesses collect a ton of data about you. Here’s how to fight back. The phrase "data brokers" might conjure up a bunch of shady companies located in countries with loose privacy laws, ...

The tragic events in Minnesota last month stand as a solemn reminder for all Americans to reflect and take action. The gunman who targeted lawmakers may have used people search websites to hunt down ...

Russell Vought, acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, has canceled plans to more tightly regulate the sale of Americans’ sensitive personal data. The Consumer Financial ...

IAPP Staff Writer Alex LaCasse reports from the Privacy. Security. Risk. conference in San Diego where CalPrivacy staff ...

Our data is a precious commodity, not only to us but to the many potential customers of data brokers who collect and sell it without our knowledge. Once obtained the information can then be used to ...

Journalists in Europe found it was "easy" to spy on top European Union officials using commercially obtained location data ...