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Business News

Tim Berners-Lee Pushes For ‘Contract’ to Protect the Web

The contract calls for the development of an open and free internet, but with a pledge by companies to 'respect consumers' privacy' and to design technologies 'that support the best in humanity and challenge the worst.'

By Michael Kan

Online Presence

Facebook’s Portal Gets Even Creepier. 3 Things to Know Today.

By Hayden Field

Business News

‘Social Credit’ Tech Is Coming: 5 Ways for U.S. Entrepreneurs to Capitalize

By Steven Kaufman

Business News

Google Shutters Google+ After It Exposed Data for Hundreds of Thousands of Users

By Mallory Locklear

Marketing

The Feds and the States Are Embracing Privacy Law — What That Means to Your Business

The point is to put consumers in the driver's seat by clearly outlining data protection practices and reaffirming your company's commitment to data protection.

By Ben Goodman

Business News

Facebook Admits Using Two-Factor Phone Numbers to Target Ads

Surprise, surprise.

By Saqib Shah

Online Presence

The Tech Giants Get Rich Using Your Data. What do You Get in Return?

Paying with your data for "free'' services is much more expensive that most people realize.

By Mat Travizano

Tech

Here’s How to Stop Third Parties From Reading Your Gmail

A letter from Google to lawmakers revealed that third-party app developers can access Gmail users' messages for ad targeting purposes -- as well as share the data with partners.

By Hayden Field

Business News

AOL and Yahoo Scan User Emails Then Sell Data to Advertisers, Report Says

Verizon-owned Oath is pitching a service to advertisers analyzing AOL and Yahoo emails to provide targeted ad data, according to The Wall Street Journal.

By Rob Marvin

Online Presence

Why Google and Facebook Should Be Treated Like Banks

Our personal data has become such a valuable asset that tech giants should be forced to use it fairly -- and deliver returns back to us

By Pavel Bains

Business Accounting

Blockchain Is How We Can Protect Our Privacy in a World of Ubiquitous Surveillance

Decentralized information sets give citizens greater privacy, freedom of speech and protection of wealth.

By Mick Hagen

Online Presence

Facebook Has Changed and Your Digital Strategy Has to Adjust

Facebook Ads is evolving. You need to understand what it means for how your company gathers and uses information.

By Rocco Baldassarre

Tech

Me, Myself and AI: Is That My Privacy in the Rearview Mirror?

Mountains of data are what make machine learning possible, the whole project is dead in the water without it. But whose life is it, anyway?

By Risto Karjalainen

Business Operations & Logistics

To Earn Customer Trust on Data Privacy, You Need to Change the Narrative

Here are three actions tech companies can take today.

By Adam Probolsky

Business News

Google Reportedly Allows Outside App Developers to Read People’s Gmails

The outside app companies receive access to messages from Gmail users who signed up for things like price-comparison services or automated travel-itinerary planners.

By Greg Sandoval

Business News

California Lawmakers Just Made It Harder for Companies to Sell Your Data

It could be the dawn of a new era.

By Timothy J. Seppala

Tech

Internet Users Worry About Online Privacy but Feel Powerless to Do Much About It

Consumers do enjoy the convenience of the apps they use but are individually overwhelmed when it comes to defending their privacy.

By Brian Byer

Business News

Do Amazon’s Movement-Tracking Wristbands Violate Workers’ Privacy Rights?

A look at the legal precedents shows Amazon could get into trouble with its newly patented devices.

By Dariush Adli

Business News

‘Mark and I Strongly Disagree With Their Characterization’: Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg Hits Back at Apple CEO Tim Cook in Simmering Data Row

Cook has made much of Apple's 'respectful' approach to personal information since the Cambridge Analytica scandal and has said Facebook is 'beyond' regulation.

By Jake Kanter

Online Presence

Here’s Why Your Inbox Is Filled With Privacy Policy Emails

Companies around the world have been scrambling to make sure they comply with new laws about what they're allowed to do with user data.

By Lydia Belanger

Business News

Alexa Is Listening. Here’s How to Keep Your Voice Assistant From Recording You.

There is an off switch; you just have to be able to find it.

By Nina Zipkin

Business News

Apple Will Let All Users Download Their Collected Personal Data

European users can do it right now thanks to GDPR.

Tech

The Very Strong Business Case for Complying With the World’s Toughest Data Protection Regulation

The EU's General Data Protection Rule is likely to become the gold standard consumers watch for when deciding whom to trust with their data.

By Ashwin Krishnan and Kristina Podnar

Business News

12 Simple Things You Can Do to Be More Secure Online

Follow these easy tips to protect the security of your devices, your data, your internet traffic and your identity.

By Neil J. Rubenking and Jill Duffy

Business News

Cambridge Analytica Is Closing, But It Solves Nothing

We still don't have an idea of how far this really goes.

By Mallory Locklear

Business News

It’s Time to Stop It With the Terrible Passwords

Ahead of World Password Day, a recent PCMag survey of 1,000 U.S. consumers found that many people are still terrible at creating and securing their passwords.

By Angela Moscaritolo

Business News

Zuck Takes the Stage: Everything You Missed From Facebook F8

Mark Zuckerberg details new Facebook, WhatsApp, Messenger, Instagram and Oculus features in wide-ranging F8 keynote.

By Rob Marvin

Business News

Facebook Building a Feature to Let You Clear Your History

Meanwhile, the British Parliament has threatened to issue a summons to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to testify across the pond if he doesn't voluntarily agree to do so.

By Angela Moscaritolo

Business News

Facebook’s Answer to E.U. Privacy Law: Accept Data Collection and Ads, or Don’t Use Facebook

The aim of GDPR is to return control of personal data to the individual by ensuring companies follow a new set of data protection compliance rules.

By Matthew Humphries

Business News

How to Tell if Cambridge Analytica Scraped Your Facebook Data

A new Facebook Help Center article makes it easy to check if your information was shared with Cambridge Analytica.

By Angela Moscaritolo