California launched a free tool on January 1 that lets residents request the deletion of their personal data from over 500 registered data brokers
privacy.ca.gov/drop/ Shira Ovide / @shiraovide : Data brokers are the invisible engines of the data surveillance economy. It's hard to escape. Until. — California just opened a website to delete (...
California launched a free tool on January 1 that lets residents request the deletion of their personal data from over 500 registered data brokers
Reclaiming your digital privacy is getting easier in California. The state has launched a free tool that simplifies the opt-out process …
LinkedIn sues a company called ProAPIs for allegedly operating millions of fake accounts to scrape LinkedIn member data and selling it for ~$15,000 per month
Social media giant LinkedIn on Thursday filed a lawsuit against a company which it says operates a network of millions … Bluesky: @alex.vitreous.rocks and @caseynewton Bluesky: Alex / @alex.vitreous.r...
Analysis: of the 750 data brokers registered in at least one US state, many haven't registered in states with transparency laws, undermining data deletion tools
Written in collaboration with Privacy Rights Clearinghouse — Hundreds of data brokers have not registered with state consumer protection agencies. Forums: r/technology Forums: r/technology : Why Are...
Docs: ODNI is developing a centralized portal to streamline the purchase of commercially available information, like location data, by US intelligence agencies
US intel is buying up vast volumes of sensitive information that would have previously required a court order, essentially bypassing #FourthAmendment. But #surveillance state has encountered a proble...
The CFPB cancels its plans to more tightly regulate US data brokers' ability to sell Americans' sensitive info, like financial data, credit history, and SSNs
Predatory data brokers were just handed a win. — Disappointing: Americans' privacy should be a bipartisan concern. — By @dell.bsky.social @dmehro.bsky.social & @zackwhittaker.com — www.wired.com...
The FTC bans GM from selling driver behavior and geolocation data to consumer reporting agencies for five years, after finding GM didn't properly inform drivers
An investigation by the Federal Trade Commission determined that consumers had not been aware that the automaker was providing their driving information to data brokers.
TikTok still faces a US ban if not sold by January 19, after a federal appeals court ruled that Congress has the power to take action to protect US interests
Divest-or-Sell Order Slated to Go Into Effect Next Month Forbes : Sources: Tim Cook and senior Apple execs have been discussing how best to respond to potential TikTok ban, conceding there is nothing ...
The CFPB proposes limiting data brokers' ability to sell Americans' personal and financial info, after the National Public Data breach discovered in April 2024
In the wake of high-profile hacks affecting hundreds of millions of Americans, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) …
Q&A with FTC Privacy and Identity Protection executive Ben Wiseman on proposed commercial surveillance rules, connected car industry's data practices, and more
Suzanne Smalley / The Record : X: @montezumachavez , @mario_gug , @saalevine , and @therecord_media X: Luis Montezuma / @montezumachavez : RFN: What lessons have you learned from this commercial surv...