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 ...

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

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 ...

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

Your personal data is probably being sold right now. Scam calls, junk emails, and weird login alerts aren't random. They're warning signs that your information is being circulated through data brokers ...

The 2020 U.S. census used differential privacy in its reporting on the American population to protect individuals’ personal information. Yet the patterns in the data remain — and they’re enough to ...

Learn how to protect your privacy by removing personal information from data broker websites like National Public Data. Learn how to protect your privacy by removing personal information from data ...

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 ...