The personal data that companies collect from consumers online has become a big business referred to as data brokerage. However, most consumers don't know what personal information about them is being ...

Cyber insurers are facing a surge in lawsuits over wrongful data gathering, as weak website tracking practices collide with ...

Big data refers to large, diverse sets of information from multiple sources that can provide strategic information for ...

I pity the fool that gets between me and my lunch – but that’s precisely what the server behind the counter did last time I was at my favorite burger joint. As I placed my order, he asked for my phone ...

Smart TVs collecting user data through viewing habits and device interactions, highlighting the importance of managing privacy settings to protect personal information. Pixabay, newhouse Smart TVs ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Lars Daniel covers digital evidence and forensics in life and law. Recent investigations by consumer rights advocates have ...

Back in June, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced it was cutting back on some of its data collection, specifically, the kind that helps us understand what prices are looking like for consumers.

Data brokers have long operated in the shadows of the internet, quietly amassing unprecedented amounts of personal information on billions of people across the globe, but few realize just how deep ...