The Delete Request and Opt-out Platform (DROP) will force registered data brokers to delete your personal data upon request. It's currently facing some tech snafus, though.

The FBI is warning that hackers are obtaining private user information — including emails and phone numbers — from U.S.-based tech companies by compromising government and police email addresses to ...

Our data is for sale — everything from our Social Security numbers to our browsing histories. Data brokers sell our personal details to other companies for marketing, credit reporting, debt collection ...

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