GDPR is a sweeping set of new data privacy rules that govern the handling of EU members’ data no matter where it occurs. Companies found...

A California resident named Napoleon Patacsil has filed a lawsuit against Google in federal court (Patacsil v. Google, Inc.) seeking...

Earlier this week, the AP reported that Google continues to collect user location data even when user Location History is turned off. In...

Facebook has received a £500,000 fine ($664,000) in the UK resulting from the Cambridge Analytica data-harvesting scandal. The fine was...

new research released Tuesday by digital advertising platform Choozle. According to the report, a full 89 percent of consumers polled...

With the enactment of new data privacy laws comes the expectation that consumer privacy will be better maintained. But will the new rules...

targeting millions of its users by data firm Cambridge Analytica, according to a report in The Washington Post. Five anonymous sources...

The California Consumer Privacy Act gives consumers an array of new rights, including the right to prevent businesses from selling or...

It’s an idea that has been around for years: Consumers should control and explicitly sell their data for compensation. It’s implied in...

Facebook’s data security issues have turned into a nonstop game of whack-a-mole. After having to alert 14 million users that their...

Police will no longer be able to access cell phone location data without a warrant. That’s a ruling that the US Supreme Court handed down...

Another day, another survey on consumer privacy. And like many of the others, a new survey (.pdf) from Acxiom and trade group DMA seeks...

Snapchat is launching a new developer platform called Snap Kit for app integrations. The platform includes four integration options —...

So, what does the crystal ball say about the future of data? Buckle up. No matter what happens, it’s going to be an interesting ride. A...

Facebook’s legal struggles continue. As we discussed yesterday, the company faces (and disputes) new allegations that it previously...

Apple further entrenched its strategic positioning as privacy protector against the ad tech ecosystem at WWDC, its annual developer...

Call it privacy’s revenge. The California Consumer Privacy Act now appears likely to qualify for the ballot, with more than enough...

The framework is designed in part to allow advertisers and publishers to share consent across the ad tech ecosystem. Consent from users...

Seems like a no-brainer: People own their own personal data. Or do they? Once a person shares their data, ownership becomes much murkier....

To become compliant, companies are hiring data privacy officers, auditing processes and in some cases, pulling out of Europe altogether....