Recent Articles About Online Privacy

California's AB 1856 passed the Assembly and is now in the Senate. Here's what its browser-based age-tracking pipeline means for your privacy, and what to do now.

Senators are warning that routing through a VPN's overseas servers could flag your data as a foreign intelligence target under Section 702, which could renew June 12.

At least 1.8 million patients and employees were affected. Unlike a stolen password, your fingerprints can't be reset. Here's what to do.

A growing number of therapists are using AI tools to record and transcribe sessions. The companies behind that technology now have access to some of your most sensitive personal data.

Netflix knows what you watch, when you watch it, and who's watching with you. Now Texas is suing over what the streaming giant allegedly did with that data.

NHS England gave a U.S. surveillance contractor unlimited access to your identifiable health records. Here's who they handed it to, and what you can do about it.

The Canvas hack exposed 275 million student and teacher records. Instructure paid the ransom, but that's no guarantee the data is gone for good.

Utah's new age verification law holds websites liable for visitors using VPNs, and the compliance problem it creates affects every privacy-conscious internet user, not just people in Utah.

All About Cookies analyzed Federal Trade Commission Do Not Call Registry complaint data for all 50 states to identify which saw the sharpest increases (and the rare declines) in reported violations from 2024 to 2025.

A lawsuit against JetBlue and a Maryland grocery store ban have put surveillance pricing back in the headlines. Here's how companies use your data to set personalized prices and what you can do about it.

New U.K. age verification law designed for kids could end up forcing millions of adults to hand over ID, facial scans, or other personal data online.

Global Privacy Control (GPC) is a free, legally backed browser signal that tells websites not to sell your data. Here's what it does and how to enable it today.

Learn how to spot the signs of AirTag tracking, find hidden devices on iPhone or Android, and take simple steps to quickly stop Bluetooth trackers from stalking you.

All About Cookies surveyed 1,000 U.S. adults to find how they feel about age verification laws for online content.

PrivacyHawk finds and removes your personal info from data broker sites and provides a $5 million identity theft insurance policy. Learn about our experience testing the app.

Find out which public data brokers and people search sites have your personal data with this free data exposure scan, and then learn how to get your data removed.

All About Cookies surveyed 1,000 U.S. adults to understand public opinion on CBP’s proposed social-media disclosure mandate and the broader debate over privacy and digital oversight.

All About Cookies surveyed U.S. adults to learn how many share their location with others, why they do so, if they’ve caught anyone lying about their location, and more.

All About Cookies surveyed people to find out how many are uncomfortable with others finding their digital footprint, the personal data they want to keep most private, how they feel about government monitoring of digital footprints, and more.

Is Incogni the best choice for data removal in 2026? Our hands-on review breaks down the value behind the subscription and lets you know when Incogni is worth it.

Learn how to protect your privacy by masking your real email address.