A new study finds AI companies, defense firms, and dating apps are among 38 data collectors allegedly using manipulative design to confuse users while collecting their data.

The UK government has launched a review into the opt-out collective actions regime for antitrust law claims. This review comes a decade after the regime’s launch. During this period, the regime has ...

One-time opt-out forms may not fully protect retirees from data broker exposure and elder fraud scams that exploit decades of ...

Grief makes widows prime targets for scammers who exploit obituaries and data broker profiles. Here is how to protect your personal information early on.

If you have ever tried to opt out of a data broker site, you know the drill. You search. You scroll. You click through layers of legal jargon. Then you wonder if they even want you to find the exit ...

The data brokers usually offer an opt-out for consumers. The problem is that to thoroughly protect your privacy, you’ll need to manually contact dozens or even hundreds of data brokers and complete ...

March 5 (Reuters) - Some things work best if everyone plays along: A game of tug-of-war; the ⁠quiet ⁠car on a train – and the proposed $7.25 billion Roundup class ⁠action settlement. What's notable ...

Think opting out removed your data? These myths leave retirees exposed to scams, fraud and costly mistakes you may not see ...