AxiosDeep Dive: Inside the mass invasion of your privacyAxios - Kim Hart, Sara FischerThe grand bargain of the digital age, in which consumers have traded their data for free services, is coming apart. And it may be too late to regain …
AxiosA growing majority now views our online privacy as a crisisAxios - Kim HartMost consumers (58%) think the threat to online privacy is a crisis, an uptick from last June when consumers were more evenly split. Young people are …
AxiosA new bill would require tech platforms to disclose the value of users’ dataAxios - David McCabe, Kaveh WaddellConsumer data has long been the core asset of the internet economy, but consumers have never been able to put a tangible price on the data they share. …
AxiosLittle-known data brokers know more about you than your closest friendsAxios - Sara FischerThe little-known companies that underpin millions of transactions on and off the internet probably know more about you than your closest relatives or …
AxiosPractices to anonymize data often reveal a lot of detail about individualsAxios - Joe UchillMost data brokers avoid scrutiny by saying the data they collect and sell is “anonymized,” or a summary of a lot of people's information, rather than …
AxiosCongress is playing catch-up in the race to regulate tech giants’ data practicesAxios - David McCabeWhile Europe has taken the lead on imposing strict privacy rules, online platforms enjoy lighter oversight in the U.S. What's happening: States are …