Stories Tagged as
Data privacy
Treasury intervention could give more help to data breach victims
by
Justin Ho
Aug 2, 2018
This week, the Treasury Department issued recommendations to protect consumers from big data breaches, like the ones we’ve seen at Equifax and Target. Among the Treasury Department’s recommendations: creating a national standard for handling the aftermath of data breaches. Click the audio player above to hear the full story.
Facebook, it might be time to face facts. You're a publisher.
by
Molly Wood
Jul 20, 2018
Mark Zuckerberg is in a "lose-lose situation" a Mashable editor says.
It takes "thousands of hours" to comply with GDPR, says one tech CEO
by
Molly Wood
and Stephanie Hughes
Jun 12, 2018
The General Data Protection Regulation has been an "intense" process for some companies.
5 things you need to know about the GDPR
by
Molly Wood
May 24, 2018
Yeah, we'll tell you what the acronym stands for.
Getting "terms of service" updates lately? Here's why
by
Amy Scott
, Stephanie Hughes
and Shaheen Ainpour
May 4, 2018
Europe is about to enact the GDPR, a set of new privacy rules for the web.
Advertisers are not leaving Facebook any time soon
by
Kai Ryssdal
Apr 24, 2018
Ads and consumer data are Facebook’s financial lifeblood. Yet, after all of the recent controversies and #deletefacebook campaigns, are advertisers concerned that users will abandon the platform for greener — and more reputable — pastures? “At the end of the day, there’s no change,” said Sandra Upson, senior editor at Wired magazine. She reported on […]
Is Instagram a healthier Facebook?
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Josie Fan
Apr 18, 2018
The photo-sharing app relied on the social network for its success, but now Facebook may depend on Instagram for its longevity.
For public good, not for profit.
The Data Economy: Policy (or lack thereof)
by
Molly Wood
Apr 12, 2018
The U.S. has few policies around privacy and data. That's great, until it's bad.
The Data Economy: How we gave up on privacy
by
Molly Wood
Apr 10, 2018
We've ignored the steady erosion of our online privacy, but maybe no longer.
Erasing your digital footprint is hard
by
Jon Gordon
and Shaheen Ainpour
Apr 2, 2018
Companies track our activity all over the web, so can anyone reclaim their privacy?