Oracle is a data broker because it facilitates the buying and selling of digital data among private and ... the lawsuit alleges ID Graph synchronizes personal data obtained by Oracle by ...

In so-called stolen data markets, hackers sell personal information they illegally obtain to others, ... In headline of the following chart, U.S. doesn’t need periods.

An exposé details how anyone with a credit card can get easy access to a huge database of stolen personal information, sold ...

Selling personal data, a segment at a time The complaint alleges that LiveRamp’s clients can buy segmented portfolios containing people’s “highly sensitive health, religious, economic ...

23andMe is potentially selling more than just your genetic data—the personal survey info it collected is just as much a privacy problem.

Data brokers may be banned from selling your personal data without legitimate justification, under a new proposal by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Back in the summer it was ...

Data brokers would be required to get explicit permission to sell a consumer’s sensitive personal or financial information. The regulation is targeting private companies, not government operations.

It did this by selling genetic testing kits to consumers as well as collecting a massive amount of their valuable data. And 23andMe collected more than just genetic data generated from consumers ...

With data brokers making big money by selling your personal details, it’s never been easier for spammers and scanners to get access to your phone number, email address, physical address, and ...

Connecticut consumers can now opt out of most targeted advertising and sales of their personal data by using a single tool, like a browser extension. Residents can send what’s known as an &#8… ...

Does Firefox sell your personal data? Nope. Never have, never will. And we protect you from many of the advertisers who do. Firefox products are designed to protect your privacy.

(THE CONVERSATION) Every year, massive data breaches harm the public. The targets are email service providers, retailers and government agencies that store information about people. Each breach ...