Microsoft tests feature to give people control over their personal dataProject Bali appears to be in private testing.By A. Dellinger, 01.03.2019
Researchers may have exposed Facebook quiz data on 3 million usersPretty much anyone could access a website storing responses to a personality app's questions.By D. Lumb, 05.14.2018
Check right now if Cambridge Analytica used your Facebook dataA new page in Facebook's Help Center explains if you were affected.By N. Summers, 04.10.2018
Federal employees stole data from Homeland SecurityIt appears they were using it to make a knockoff version of agency software.By M. Locklear, 11.29.2017
Apple at odds with Indian regulators over anti-spam appThe standoff could have big ramifications for Apple's expansion plans.By R. England, 09.06.2017
Home Depot left customers' unprotected personal data onlineNo financial data was accessible, but even names, emails and addresses can be exploited by scammers.By D. Lumb, 04.28.2017
Nigerian man charged in hacking of 108 LA county employee emails756,000 people’s personal data might have been leaked.By D. Lumb, 12.19.2016
Amazon accused of handing out its users' personal dataAttackers are believed to have tricked Amazon's customer support team into handing out sensitive information. By D. Cooper, 01.25.2016
Facebook details proposed changes to its data use policies following court orderBy D. Melanson, 08.29.2013
EU regulators ask Google to 'pause' its privacy changes, need more time to investigateBy A. Toor, 02.03.2012
Carrier IQ VP says software poses no threat to user privacy, backs up his argument with metaphorBy A. Toor, 12.03.2011
WikiLeaks' Spy Files shed light on the corporate side of government surveillanceBy A. Toor, 12.02.2011
Google announces 'opt-out' feature for wireless network owners, aims to allay privacy concernsBy A. Toor, 11.15.2011
Device Analyzer Android study wants to track your every move, if you'll let itBy C. Trout, 06.19.2011
Street View cars mistakenly nabs personal data over open WiFi networks, says GoogleBy R. Miller, 05.14.2010