Our data is a precious commodity, not only to us but to the many potential customers of data brokers who collect and sell it ...

From your shopping habits to your address, data brokers have many of your most personal details. We show you how to check ...

From targeted ads to identity theft, discover how data brokers operate by collecting, compiling and selling your personal ...

The Trump administration wanted to block data brokers from selling info on US citizens The plan has now been abandoned Data brokerage is a multibillion-dollar industry The plan to prevent data brokers ...

Hackers are pretty scary. Amoral, hooded figures with magical computer skills that can break into anything within minutes. At least that is what most of us think of when we hear the term "hacker." It ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), under acting director Russell Vought, canceled proposed new rules this week that would have protected Americans’ sensitive private data—including ...

Many data brokers registered their business in one state but not another, say two digital rights groups — and they want the states to investigate why. Many data brokers registered their business in ...

The tragic events in Minnesota last month stand as a solemn reminder for all Americans to reflect and take action. The gunman who targeted lawmakers may have used people search websites to hunt down ...

You’ve been planning on fixing your brakes and Googling auto repair shops. At the same time, you have been longing to buy butterscotch fudge ripple ice cream and searching for it on your Instacart app ...