Every month through our online question & complaint center, we receive numerous inquiries about online data brokers and “People Search” sites. Here are some of the questions we see most frequently, along with our best answers:
My personal information and/or information about my family is published online without my consent. How is this legal?
About the Author: Stephanie Britt is a UCLA alum and CIPP/US-certified privacy rights advocate.
Modern consumers live in their phones. But how do you balance the ease of messaging technology with its known risks to personal privacy?
In response to security risks and privacy concerns, many messaging apps have implemented end-to-end encryption to promote trust among their users. However, the degree of privacy users get still varies from app-to-app depending on what information is encrypted and the app’s general design.
January 28th is Data Privacy Day! Since this particular holiday comes so early in the year, it’s a great opportunity to make some changes in the way you manage your personal data. Here are 17 things you can do to put your best privacy foot forward for 2017.
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) began accepting 2016 income tax returns on January 23, 2017. More than 153 million individual tax returns are expected to be filed in 2017.
2016 was a record-breaking year for data breaches in the United States. An estimated 1,093 companies and government agencies were breached, exposing everything from passwords to Social Security numbers. As we enter 2017, data privacy begins to play a major role in building trust between businesses and consumers. Data security policies are crucial to companies who value the protection of their data and the privacy of their clients' information.
Ridesharing services have become a very popular alternative to traditional taxis, and make it easy to get home safely after a big night out. But, how much do you know about what information the rideshare software is collecting? Here are some quick tips for you to keep your information safe during the holiday season and all year round:
Did you receive a gift card during the holiday season? If so, it’s important that you understand your rights. While most gift cards cannot be redeemed for cash, federal law does provide you with some consumer protections. Many states offer you additional rights.
Federal law provides the following consumer protections:
The holiday season is a joyful time of year, but unfortunately it is also the time where scam artists take advantage of our “good cheer”. Here are a few scams to look out for this holiday season:
The holiday season is a time of joy for families everywhere. Or, at least it is supposed to be. While people are scurrying around looking for gifts to fill the empty space under their Christmas trees, hackers and scammers are lying in wait planning how to make it a very Merry Christmas…for them.
The Scam
Evidently, the 2016 holiday season has brought about some troubling revelations for Yahoo and its users.