Spring cleaning your home is a habit — but your digital footprint needs the same attention. Data brokers quietly build ...

CHARLOTTE — It can be overwhelming to think about all the ways bad actors are trying to exploit your digital privacy. Consumer adviser Clark Howard says, “Don’t give up hope.” He says people should ...

In an era where social media dominates daily life, the critical issue of children’s digital privacy has emerged as a paramount concern for parents and experts alike. Recent studies show that by age 13 ...

The digital landscape is transforming as privacy regulations like the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) challenge traditional business models. Designed to empower consumers through ...

Opinions expressed by Digital Journal contributors are their own. So much of what you do online, from social media activity to simply browsing, leaves a trail of data that can be tracked, analyzed, ...

If you haven’t seen it, there’s an unsettling two-minute video circulating online called “A Message from Ella.” A young girl stares anxiously into the camera as she explains to her parents how ...

The move by major technology companies like Apple and Google to sell products with advanced encryption has pushed the debate over digital privacy and security to a critical stage. Some policymakers ...

November 6, 2024 – The 24th annual Digital Cities Survey is recognizing cities utilizing technology to enhance digital services and transparency, strengthen cybersecurity, digital privacy rights, and ...

A few years back, I did a long newspaper story about the FBI snooping on the private records of ordinary citizens. As my old editor Michael Kinsley likes to say, the scandal is what’s legal. The ...

From data leaks and criminal hacks to smear campaigns, BIRN’s digital rights monitoring team documented widespread privacy violations and assaults on freedom of speech across Southeast Europe in July.