Stories Tagged as
Data privacy
FCC set to fine big telecom companies for selling location data. Is $200 million enough?
by
Andy Uhler
Feb 28, 2020
Two hundred million dollars sounds like a lot of cash, but it's just a drop in the bucket for many multinationals companies.
Why European regulators are scrutinizing digital advertising auctions
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Daniel Shin
Jul 9, 2019
WSJ reporter Patience Haggin says this practice is being reviewed for possibly violating the European Union's recent data privacy regulation.
Cash-back shopping savings, but at what price?
May 24, 2019
Between the tendency to spend what’s recouped and the surrender of personal data, it’s worth thinking about the quid pro quo.
Big Tech is prepping for California's tough new privacy law
by
Molly Wood
Apr 18, 2019
While some are planning for compliance, others keep fighting to weaken it.
Will Facebook be able to reinvent itself as a leader in privacy?
by
Andy Uhler
Mar 7, 2019
Mark Zuckerberg announced the company is in the process of creating a "digital living room," where communications will be private and encrypted.
Data brokers are in the business of selling your online information
by
Molly Wood
Mar 7, 2019
Hundreds of companies you've probably never heard of are making billions by selling your data.
Do renters have the right to reject smart home technology?
by
Molly Wood
Mar 5, 2019
Some tenants prefer to keep their apartments dumb.
For public good, not for profit.
Yet another plan to save the media with technology
by
Molly Wood
Feb 5, 2019
A new tech venture plans to let you, the reader, earn free articles by trading more data.
Facebook seems to be doing everything wrong, but it's working for them...
by
Molly Wood
Feb 1, 2019
Do people just not care about privacy after all?
Trying to cut tech giants out of your life is even harder than you think
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sean McHenry
Jan 30, 2019
"You basically can't use the internet without interacting with them," Gizmodo reporter Kashmir Hill says.