Privacy-conscious internet users already have to contend with typical websites acquiring private info and selling it to third ...

The QuitGPT movement has passed 2.5 million pledges. Before you delete ChatGPT, here is every step to take so your data doesn't stay behind.

A bankruptcy filing by genetic testing and biotechnology company 23andMe and talks of a possible sale are shining a spotlight on what could happen to customers' personal data. On March 23, 23andMe ...

These days, there are apps for just about every function. But many request extensive permissions that don’t always seem ...

If you use the internet, you've been in a data breach. Nearly every American is in multiple data breaches per year. There were over 3,000 major beaches in 2024 (registration required), with over 1.3 ...

The newly launched DROP portal could be a game-changer for Californians’ privacy, even though it’s not a replacement for a holistic cybersecurity approach. Attila covers software, apps and services, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about privacy including AI, privtech, data justice and law. 23andMe’s bankruptcy announcement on March 23rd triggered ...

None of us signed up for our personal info to be bought and sold online. Between data brokers, people-search sites and all the other places our details end up, it happens constantly and usually ...

The smartwatches and fitness trackers that we strap to our wrists are intended to log our activity in minute detail—but there might also be times when you’d rather records weren’t collected. Whether ...