It’s getting easier to find and remove your personal info from Google.

Robocallers were already banned for life and unable to pay previous fines.

Years after the General Data Protection Regulation, was made law in the European Union, Meta (Facebook)—one of the largest collectors of behavioral data in the world—has announced what could be a major step toward ending its behavioral advertising without opt-in consent.

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At a time when threats to digital privacy are at an all-time high, one of the web's most formidable hacktivist groups may offer a solution with "Veilid."

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After a Times report, the bureau canceled its contract with a government contractor that used the tool on its behalf. But questions remain.

In a landmark decision that signals a shift in the balance between user privacy and accountability on social media platforms, the Court of The Hague has

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The FTC is now seeking public feedback on the ESRB's proposal.

The agency opposes an amendment that prevents it from using data brokers.

Scanning faces to check ages

If you used Instagram while in Illinois between August 10, 2015, and August 16, 2023, You May Be Entitled to a Payment from a Class Action Settlement.

'The solution to the surveillance economy seems to be more surveillance' Vivaldi boss tells El Reg

This CL moves the base::Feature from content_features.h to a generated feature from runtime_enabled_features.json5. This means that the base::Feature can be default-enabled while the web API is co...

No. Participation in the testing of biometric technology is voluntary. Passengers may notify a TSA officer if they do not wish to participate and instead go through the standard ID verification process.

Why Vivaldi browser thinks Google’s new proposal, the Web-Environment-Integrity spec, is a major threat to the open web and should be pushed back.

We’re in an exciting time for users who want to take back control from major platforms like Twitter and Facebook. However, this new environment comes with challenges and risks for user privacy, so we need to get it right and make sure networks like the Fediverse and Bluesky are mindful of past...

The coalition is "demanding that Congress focus on passing badly needed comprehensive privacy legislation to actually protect us from the harms of Big Tech companies and data brokers."