Recent Articles About Online Privacy

Google's leaked "Pixel Audio Memory" feature would track your conversations, reviving the question of whether your phone is really listening.

A new Senate bill would require adult sites to verify every visitor's age but offers no rules for what those sites do with your data after.

23andMe secretly paid a ransom after your DNA was stolen and covered it up for months. Here's what the lawsuit reveals and what to do before the settlement deadline passes.

Data brokers collect and sell your personal information without your consent. Here's what they have on you, how they got it, and what you can do about it.

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.

The law that lets U.S. agencies search Americans' communications without a warrant lapsed on June 12, 2026. A court order keeps it running through March 2027.

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.

The U.K. officially banned social media for under-16s starting Spring 2027. To enforce it, platforms could require adults to verify their age, raising real questions about data privacy.

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.