When you’re working on your computer, Windows creates temporary files for temporary use. These files are generated for backup purposes and to store information in a short period of time. They are ...

California is giving residents a new tool that should make it easier for them to limit data brokers’ ability to store and sell their personal information. While state residents have had the right to ...

COMING UP. NOW BACK OVER TO YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. CALIFORNIA IS TAKING ANOTHER STEP TO STRENGTHEN ITS DIGITAL PRIVACY. STARTING TODAY, RESIDENTS CAN REQUEST TO MORE THAN 500 DIFFERENT DATA ...

Starting Jan. 1, Californians can request the removal of their personal information from online platforms. The new Delete Request and Opt-out Platform (DROP) launched ...

There is perhaps nothing that has plagued the electronics consumer quite as much as bloatware. It’s omnipresent in most modern operating systems and products, whether it’s extra stuff on Android ...

Marking a pivotal moment in women’s health, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Monday initiated actions to remove “black box” warnings, the agency’s strongest safety alert, from hormone ...

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Removing your personal information from people-search sites can feel pretty overwhelming. There are hundreds of these sites in the U.S. alone. In fact, the Privacy ...

When you delete a file from your computer, it’s not really gone. In fact, it can often be recovered with the right tools. That’s where Sdelete comes in. Sdelete is short for Secure Delete and it ...

For years, Google made it incredibly easy to look up someone’s address, phone number, age, and other personal info. All you had to do was type in a person’s name and where they live, and you’d get all ...

Many 23andMe customers signed up to the genetic testing service in hopes of learning fun or interesting information about their past. But consumer advocates are now urging those users to request the ...