Learn how to protect your privacy by removing personal information from data broker websites like National Public Data.

The personal data that companies collect from consumers online has become a big business referred to as data brokerage. However, most consumers don't know what personal information about them is being ...

Scammers target seniors who avoid social media by exploiting public records like obituaries and real estate filings to steal ...

With the internet being a treasure trove of information, it is easy to forget that it can also be a Pandora’s box of personal ...

Data brokers sell cancer patient lists for $0.06 per record through HIPAA loopholes, enabling targeted scams and insurance ...

Yael Grauer wrote the book on how to opt out of data broker listings, but thinks it's time for Congress to (finally) step in. 'We need a policy solution,' she says at ShmooCon. The researcher who ...

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 ...

While the FTC investigates and Congress vacillates, one Utah lawmaker is ready to put up some "guardrails" on behalf of consumers ...