There is big money tied to personal information, much of it bought and sold by data brokers. Now, a new California law is giving residents more control over where their data ends up. Gov. Gavin Newsom ...

We want this everywhere: The data brokerage industry quietly trades in some of the most intimate details of people's lives, often without their knowledge or meaningful consent. Now, a new tool could ...

COMING UP. NOW BACK OVER TO YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. CALIFORNIA IS TAKING ANOTHER STEP TO STRENGTHEN ITS DIGITAL PRIVACY. STARTING TODAY, RESIDENTS CAN REQUEST TO MORE THAN 500 DIFFERENT DATA ...

California just gave its 40 million residents a permanent delete button for a largely covert part of the personal data economy. On New Year’s Day, a government website opened to let Californians ...

Editor's take: Microsoft is doubling down on its plan to turn Windows 11 into an "agentic AI" platform, and in the process seems determined to strip away the last bits of user agency left in the OS.

Google is preparing a fresh look for the “Delete Browsing Data” dialog in the desktop version of Chrome, available in the Canary version. The flag, aptly named “Revamped Delete Browsing Data dialog,” ...

You've spent decades building your retirement fund. Now is the time to enjoy it, not lie awake worrying about scammers and identity thieves. Criminals are more aggressive than ever, and they know your ...

Data brokers are required by California law to provide ways for consumers to request their data be deleted. But good luck finding them. More than 30 of the companies, which collect and sell consumers’ ...

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If you’re an avid podcast fan, you’ll notice that there are (broadly speaking) two types of shows: non-narrative and narrative. Non-narrative podcasts are more freewheeling, constructed around ...