Are automated license plate readers in your city? How to find out

Will Freeman wants people to know they’re being tracked. His desire to shed light on the…

The high risks of sharing your DNA with online companies

Turmoil at 23andMe, a company offering popular at-home DNA testing, has upset the industry. Following the…

Disney faces class action lawsuit over employee data breach

Walt Disney Co. has been hit with a class action lawsuit accusing the Burbank-based entertainment giant…

Social media companies engaged in ‘vast surveillance,’ FTC finds

Major social media platforms and video streaming services that gather a “staggering” amount of data from…

Cities collect personal data. Long Beach is being open about it

Rain was falling steadily as the group huddled underneath umbrellas outside the Mark Twain Neighborhood Library…

FTC probe: Do companies use consumer surveillance to hike prices?

It’s no secret that Californians pay more than the rest of the country for many goods…

Column: The ATT and UnitedHealth breaches put the public at risk

AT&T is one of America’s largest telecommunications companies. Last year it recorded a pretax profit of…