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 ...

You know, it's pretty unsettling when you think about it. We spend our whole lives working hard and saving up for retirement. Then, one day, you find out that some company you've never heard of is ...

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

Arjun Bhatnagar is Co-founder and CEO of Cloaked, a consumer-first privacy startup dedicated to bringing humanity back to the internet. Every day, as I work in data privacy, I'm reminded how easily ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposed a rule that would clarify and limit how data brokers can use consumers' financial data. More data brokers have emerged that collect and sell sensitive ...

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

The CFPB has withdrawn a proposed rule that would have required data brokers to obtain consent before selling Americans' personal and financial data. Acting Director Russell Vought cited internal ...