California legislative analysts concluded that data brokers offer valuable services, but also threaten people’s rights and ...

My sister asked me if I knew a way to remove personal data from her old cell phones for e-cycling/recycling purposes. I said she should be fine if she pulls the SIM card and does a factory reset. She ...

If you use the internet, you've been in a data breach. Nearly every American is in multiple data breaches per year. There were over 3,000 major beaches in 2024 (registration required), with over 1.3 ...

A federal judge has upheld a ruling directing OpenAI to preserve logs and data slated for deletion after news outlets including the Daily News suing the technology giant accused the company of hiding ...

Lawyers for the New York Daily News, the New York Times and other news outlets suing ChatGPT’s parent company, OpenAI, have asked a Manhattan judge to reject an effort by the technology giant to ...

Lawyers for the Daily News, The New York Times and other news outlets suing ChatGPT’s parent company, OpenAI, have asked a Manhattan judge to reject an effort by the technology giant to continue ...

None of us signed up for our personal info to be bought and sold online. Between data brokers, people-search sites and all the other places our details end up, it happens constantly and usually ...

With data brokers making big money by selling your personal details, it’s never been easier for spammers and scanners to get access to your phone number, email address, physical address, and even ...

Google updated its “Results About You” tool, and using it has been an eye-opening experience. It uncovered my home address, phone number and email on so-called people-search websites, along with my ...

23andMe filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and said it may be looking for a buyer. A bankruptcy filing by genetic testing and biotechnology company 23andMe and talks of a possible sale are shining a ...

While the company saw success in its early years, it failed to grow sustainably, and efforts to launch a subscription service and other ways to cash in on customers were unsuccessful. Now, the company ...