Data brokers buy up huge amounts of information from cell phones and browsers to sell for targeted advertising. But the ...

Data brokers scrape together your most personal information—including where you’ve lived in the past and who belongs to your family, both immediate and extended—and then sell it openly on the web. As ...

The number of personal data compromises rose 5% last year — with 3,322 events in 2025 versus 3,152 in 2024 — a record, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center's new annual report. Even federal ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. California launches DROP, an online platform enabling residents to request all registered data brokers delete ...

When U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents want to find out where people live, work, travel or go about their daily life, they often no longer need a warrant or a judge’s approval. In many ...