Online shopping has brought about the slow demise of traditional retail, with many consumers relying solely on sites to shop for everything from groceries to
As our reliance on technology and data systems grows, so do the avenues through which corporations can harvest our information. In this episode, Ananya Bhargava
As we witness the rising significance of data and the increasing use of AI to optimize personalized advertising, concerns regarding data acquisition and ethical usage
In August, Apple rolled out its first credit card marketed as protecting user privacy. The company stated that it will never see transaction data that’s
On July 22, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a claim against Equifax, the credit monitoring agency that exposed the personal information of 147
Baby boomers beat out tech-savvy millennials in guarding their online security, according to a survey of over 4,000 internet users from 18 to over 65
The clash between privacy and the internet has surged in the past year with Facebook’s misinformation debacle, the European Union’s proposed privacy laws and countless
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went to effect on May 25th of this year, with companies scrambling to protect EU citizens’ data records and switching
The massive Equifax data breach continues to fuel debate on how to stop the use of Social Security numbers for personal identification. Even Richard Smith,
Data breaches are a growing fact of digital life. Every year, hundreds of millions of consumers—and hundreds of breaches—occur, according to a June 2017 report
Adam Tanner’s newest book, “Our Bodies, Our Data: How Companies Make Billions Selling Our Medical Records” was released in January. Tanner served as a Reuters news agency correspondent from
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