Privacy
How overdraft opt-in works, and what happens if you say no
Malik JohnsonA federal rule lets you block your bank from covering — and charging you for — one-time debit card and ATM overdrafts. Here's what your opt-in choice actually changes.
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Privacy examines the collection and sale of personal data: ad tracking, device fingerprinting, broker markets, location trading and lawful access requests. Legal analysis sits beside practical steps for limiting exposure. Aimed at privacy officers, and at readers who want fewer companies holding their information.
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FTC Staff Report Finds Large Social Media and Video Streaming Companies Have Engaged in Vast Surveillance of Users with Lax Privacy Controls and Inadequate Safeguards for Kids and Teens
Malik JohnsonA new Federal Trade Commission staff report that examines the data collection and use practices of major social media and video streaming services shows they engaged in vast surveillance of consumers in order to monetize their personal information while failing to adequately protect users online , especially children and teens.The
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FTC Finalizes Order with InMarket Prohibiting It from Selling or Sharing Precise Location Data
Malik JohnsonThe Federal Trade Commission finalized a settlement with digital marketing and data aggregator InMarket Media over allegations the company unlawfully collected and used consumers ’ location data for advertising and marketing.In a complaint announced in January 2024 , the FTC alleged that InMarket collects location information about consumers from a
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What Granola's meeting notes actually cost, and where your audio goes
Malik JohnsonThe AI notetaker just hit a $1.5 billion valuation. Here's what the free, Business, and Enterprise tiers include, and what its privacy policy says happens to your recordings.
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How to delete your data from 500+ data brokers with California's free DROP tool
Malik JohnsonCalifornia residents can now wipe their records from every registered data broker in one request. Here's who qualifies, exactly how to do it, and what still won't disappear.