Data brokers buy up huge amounts of information from cell phones and browsers to sell for targeted advertising. But the ...

The internet is a dangerous place. If it seems like scammers, hackers, and spammers are lurking around every corner, that's because they are. Malicious individuals are always looking to take advantage ...

Your personal data is a highly valuable commodity. Companies often treat it like a resource to be mined and traded. In practice, this means that everything you do on the Internet, what you search, ...

The number of personal data compromises rose 5% last year — with 3,322 events in 2025 versus 3,152 in 2024 — a record, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center's new annual report. Even federal ...

Elon Musk's team within the Trump administration has sought sweeping access to databases that store personal information on millions and millions of Americans. The data collected and maintained by the ...

Kayte Spector-Bagdady, is an associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Michigan. As soon as the genetic testing company 23andMe filed for bankruptcy on March 23, 2025, ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. California launches DROP, an online platform enabling residents to request all registered data brokers delete ...

Everybody these days seems to know how important it is to protect their personal info. What they often don't realize, however, is how exposed they truly are. Data brokers and people search sites exist ...

Data broker Gravy Analytics has been hacked, and location information from millions of iPhone and Android users is at risk, reports TechCrunch. Gravy Analytics' parent company Unacast disclosed the ...

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Worried about keeping data safe within their borders, a growing group of countries — typically, smaller nations — have hit upon a big idea: Redundantly hosting their citizens' information in "data ...