A review of nine companies’ business practices found that using their services was just the beginning of vast data collection efforts.

Experts say the American Privacy Rights Act is a good first step but that more can be done to protect consumers from the sale of their personal…

The case is the latest in a series of FTC enforcement actions focused on health data privacy and the first involving genetic information.

The telehealth and discount drug provider promised health data would remain confidential and then allowed it to be used for targeted ads.

The U.S. famously does not have a federal privacy law and instead relies on 50 different state laws governing breach notification.

Apps custom-designed for schools are sending staggering amounts of data to Facebook and Google, researchers found.

Lawmakers worry that Elon Musk's hasty changes on the Twitter platform such as altering its verification service could harm consumers.

Researchers have found some daycare apps share information such as the number of diaper changes with third-parties without disclosing it.

The lawsuit against Kochava follows a Biden administration request that the agency use its authorities to protect reproductive privacy.

The latest version of the legislation still leaves loopholes for abuses of data including reproductive health data.