A familiar message claiming to block Facebook from using users’ photos and personal information is circulating again, but the post has no legal standing and does not change how the platform handles ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The ABC7 I-Team has an alert on a new scam, social scraping, and it might get you to think twice before putting too much personal information on Facebook, Instagram, or X. ABC7 has ...

EMAIL THREAT THAT COULD END UP IN YOUR INBOX. THREAT SCAMS. THEY USE INTIMIDATION, URGENCY AND FEAR TO PRESSURE YOU INTO MAKING QUICK PAYMENTS, AND AN EMAIL LIKE THIS COULD COST YOU MONEY. TAKE A LOOK ...

It’s time for all of us to get a handle on how much of our personal information is available to anyone who searches for it. We accept that people can find us on social media. Photos, friends, and ...

A notorious hacking group has claimed responsibility for last year’s data breaches at Harvard University and the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) and published the data that they claim to have ...

The number of personal data compromises rose 5% last year — with 3,322 events in 2025 versus 3,152 in 2024 — a record, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center's new annual report. Even federal ...

Search your name online and you quickly realize just how much personal information is already out there. And that’s just what you can see. Behind the scenes, data brokers are buying and selling your ...

The founder of the ICE List website said a Department of Homeland Security whistleblower shared with him the personal information of close to 4,500 federal agents and employees. ICE List posts the ...

Details of thousands of alleged ICE agents and Border Patrol employees have reportedly been leaked to an online watchdog group following the fatal shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis. The identities ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. California launches DROP, an online platform enabling residents to request all registered data brokers delete ...

Californians can now stop data brokers from selling their personal information through a new state program. The Delete Request and Opt-out Platform, or DROP, is a one-stop website that allows ...

California's DROP program is now active, giving Californians the ability to stop data brokers from selling their personal information. DROP, which stands for Delete Request and Opt-out Platform, is a ...