The House has passed legislation that would ban TikTok in the United States if the popular social media platform’s China-based owner doesn’t sell its stake within a year.

Security researcher told TechCrunch that leaked AT&T customer data contained encrypted account passcodes that can be easily unscrambled.

LexisNexis, which generates consumer risk profiles for the insurers, knew about every trip G.M. drivers had taken in their cars, including when they sped, braked too hard or accelerated rapidly.

Facebook introduces a confusing new setting as the walls close in on Zuckerberg’s data machine.

Google has agreed to settle a $5 billion privacy lawsuit alleging it spied on people who used the “incognito" mode in its Chrome browser — along with similar “private” modes in other browsers — to track their internet use
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Google will soon make it easier to remove your personally identifiable information and explicit images from search results right from Google Search or the Google app.

Artemis Seaford, a dual U.S.-Greek national, was targeted with a cyberespionage tool while also under a wiretap by the Greek spy agency in a case that shows the spread of illicit snooping in Europe.

Robot vacuum companies say your images are safe, but a sprawling global supply chain for data from our devices creates risk.

The creator of popular games like Fortnite and Rocket League violated children’s privacy and duped millions of users into unwanted purchases, federal regulators said.

In just one three-day span, DHS obtained over 113,000 location points — a fraction of the overall data it acquired without a warrant.