Use a loyalty card at a drug store, browse the web, post on social media, get married or do anything else most people do, and chances are companies called data brokers know about it — along with your ...

Use a loyalty card at a drug store, browse the web, post on social media, get married or do anything else most people do, and chances are companies called data brokers know about it — along with your ...

As you think about New Year's resolutions, consider one that protects every part of your life in 2026: removing your personal data from the internet. Not your social media posts. Not your email ...

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Recently, there have been several changes in legislation, including the DROP Act. The idea is to give people back ownership ...

FTC settles with two data brokers over unlawful sale of sensitive location data without user consent; firms must delete data, reform practices.

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 ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Starting on January 1, Californians can go to the state’s new Delete Request and Opt-out Platform (DROP), to request that online data brokers delete all of their personal ...