A new tool should make it easier for California residents to limit data brokers’ ability to store and sell their personal ...

Learn how to take control of your digital privacy by removing your personal data from broker sites using the Permission Slip app. This guide also walks you through the step-by-step process for ...

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

Californians can now put a stop to their personal data being sold around on an online trading floor, thanks to a new free ...

Starting on January 1, Californians can go to the state’s new Delete Request and Opt-out Platform (DROP), to request that ...

An easy way to do this is to go to Settings & privacy > Content preferences, and then open the “Unfollow people and groups” ...

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

4.3B LinkedIn-Style Records Found in One of the Largest Data Exposures Ever Your email has been sent A massive, unsecured database containing billions of professional profiles has been left exposed ...

Our data is for sale — everything from our Social Security numbers to our browsing histories. Data brokers sell our personal details to other companies for marketing, credit reporting, debt collection ...

STOKES COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — There’s still a fight brewing over a data center that could be brought to Stokes County. Even though the Stokes County Planning Board denied a rezoning request for it on ...

Many popular apps collect more of your personal data than necessary to function properly. These 20 apps quietly scoop up your photos, location, contacts, and more. Here's how to protect yourself. I ...

Matthew Chapman is a video game designer who attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and lives in San Marcos, Texas. Before joining Raw Story, he wrote for Shareblue and AlterNet, specializing in ...