Whether it’s a set-and-forget cookie banner or a privacy policy updated once a year, the mindset is often to tick the box and ...

With federal privacy enforcement increasingly limited, state regulators have stepped forward as consumer privacy enforcers. This year may have ...

Discover the hidden price of retail loyalty programs. Consumer Reports reveals how Kroger collects and sells shopper data, raising privacy concerns.

Five years after the Cambridge Analytica scandal involving Facebook, digital rights activists David Carroll and Brittany Kaiser said major steps have been taken towards consumers securing the right to ...

One area in which state consumer data privacy laws differ is their definitions of sensitive data. States like Virginia and Utah contain narrower definitions, while other states like Oregon, Delaware, ...

Chris Mufarrige, director of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection, speaking at the NAD annual conference in Washington, DC on Sept. 17, 2025. (Photo: Brian O ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has seen a rapid drop in the effectiveness of its cybersecurity program, according ...