Californians can now use a new tool to request the removal of their personal information from over 500 data brokers ...

Passed in 2023, the law requires a system for residents to remove themselves from all data broker sites with a single request ...

Data breaches happen all the time, and while no data breach should be ignored, those involving health care institutions require special attention. These breaches can be very damaging and haunt people ...

California residents now have a one-stop shop for requesting that their information be removed from hundreds of data brokers ...

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

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, ...

A great many readers this month reported receiving alerts that their Social Security Number, name, address and other personal information were exposed in a breach at a little-known but aptly-named ...

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 ...

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, ...