Privacy

China's commerce ministry criticized the U.S. government's ban on new sales of telecom equipment by five Chinese telecom firms due to national security risks

Ireland’s Data Protection Commission fined Meta 266 million euros -- more than $276 million -- saying the company failed to protect data for more than half a billion users.

Google is warning users about scam artists ahead of the holiday season, instructing people to be aware of charity-related phishing attempts and phony subscriptions.

Bipartisan pressure is mounting on the video-sharing app TikTok over its ties to the Chinese government amid an ongoing probe into potential threats it poses to national security.

Google to pay $391.5 million to settle with 40 states for illegally tracking users location for use in targeted advertisement, amidst mounting legal pressure.

Pro-privacy and worker organizations, including Public Citizen and Fight for the Future, urged US antitrust enforcers, the FTC, to stop Amazon from buying iRobot.

The FTC claims sensitive geolocation data from Kochava can be used to trace consumers' movements to and from sensitive locations, including abortion clinics, places of worship, homeless and domestic violence shelters and addiction recovery centers.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk filed another notice on Monday announcing his intent to cancel the purchase of Twitter, citing a recent whistleblower complaint.

Cosmetics seller Sephora must pay $1.2 million as part of a settlement over the California Consumer Privacy Act.

Whistleblower Aid founder John Tye discusses Peiter Zatko's claims about Twitter's internal issues and explains why Zatko turned to Congress after being let go earlier this year.

Amazon plans to spend billions of dollars on two gigantic acquisitions: iRobot and One Medical. If approved, Amazon could gather data Roomba collects from mapping floor plans and more.

Amazon's home security company has stated it will not share customer information without consent, a warrant or "an exigent or emergency" circumstance.

A new Snapchat update allows users to access someone's exact location. 'Snap Map' gives users their friend's street address if they have their location turned on.

Lawmakers claim Apple and Google's mobile tracking has exposed millions of Americans to surveillance by governments and private actors

The U.S. Senate voted Wednesday to advance to a confirmation vote for President Biden's nominee to the Federal Trade Commission, privacy advocate and Georgetown University law professor Alvaro Bedoya.

State lawmakers are stepping up against what some see as an attempted power grab by the Internal Revenue Service.

Google said Wednesday that it plans to develop more privacy-focused replacements for the alphanumeric identifiers associated with individual smartphones that some apps use to gather and share information about users.