In the complicated web that is data privacy law, there are a lot of acronyms. There are acronyms for everything from laws and regulations to types of data, roles, frameworks, and more. Unpacking the ...

Whether as a consumer or as a stakeholder in a business, you’ve likely seen links reading “Do Not Sell My Personal Information” or “Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information.” On the surface, these ...

Discover the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules 2025, their implications for privacy, and when they take effect.

Pew Research Center has a long record of studying Americans’ views of privacy and their personal data, as well as their online habits. This study sought to understand how people think about each of ...

The United States has no national privacy law. What it has instead is a laissez-faire policy that allows businesses and governments to harvest all manner of data and use it in any way they choose.

Baker Birikujja says organisations are obliged to handle personal data responsibly; failure of which, they face hefty ...

Mary-Elisabeth is an associate writer on CNET's How-To team. She's a recent graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill's English Department, and resides in Charlotte, North Carolina. On the How-To team, she covers a ...

Kayte Spector-Bagdady, is an associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Michigan. As soon as the genetic testing company 23andMe filed for bankruptcy on March 23, 2025, ...

Samsung has a long history of integrating subtle security and privacy features in its products, many of which go largely unnoticed for a while. Take Knox, for example, which has been a mainstay of ...