Jul 03 Watch 5:11 If you have Gmail, here’s who’s scanning your inbox A year ago, Google’s Gmail said it stopped its practice of scanning users’ inboxes to personalize ads. But it still allows outside app developers to scan inboxes, according to a Wall Street Journal report. John Yang talks with tech reporter… Continue watching
May 25 Amid confusion, EU enacts new data privacy law By Danica Kirka, Associated Press The new law comes at a time when advances in technology make data more valuable, and therefore raise the stakes in protecting it. Continue reading
Apr 15 Watch 5:01 Can you really delete Facebook data? By PBS News Hour As its co-founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg testified before Congress about a data, Facebook gave users access to the data it had shared with data brokers and advertisers, including login information, deleted friends and even offline activity. Brian Chen of… Continue watching
Mar 25 What Facebook doesn’t tell you about information it collects By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press Facebook defends its data collection and sharing activities by noting that it's adhering to a privacy policy it shares with users, but activity isn’t limited to pages or posts. Continue reading
Mar 24 Doctors and drugmakers may be looking at your social media By Menaka Wilhelm, Future of You Doctors and drugmakers are looking at patients' experiences on social media for clues on problems. Continue reading
Jun 04 A creepy vision of the new economic order, harvested from you By Anna Bernasek, D.T. Mongan What happens when corporations become Big Brother? Anna Bernasek and D.T. Mongan paint a Orwellian future, where big data reigns. This data collection won’t just infringe on the privacy of real people, they argue, but also on market competition. Continue reading
Feb 28 Uber under fire over data breach for up to 50,000 drivers By Rebecca Lee Uber disclosed Friday that a data breach may have affected up to 50,000 of its drivers across several states. Continue reading
Feb 27 White House introduces bill to protect consumer data privacy By Anne Flaherty, Associated Press Amid "rapid growth" in the collection of data on Americans, the White House has drafted legislation that calls on businesses to do more to help consumers protect their personal information. Continue reading