Trump or Harris? 2024 stakes for America’s businesses
Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris face off in the ABC presidential debate on Sept. 10, 2024. Getty Images With the U.S. election less than a month …
Privacy laws and regulation
What internet data brokers have on you, and how you can get it back
D3sign | Moment | Getty Images Data brokers have long operated in the shadows of the internet, quietly amassing unprecedented amounts of personal information on billions of people across the …
New privacy battle is underway as tech gadgets capture our brain waves
Nomadsoul1 | Istock | Getty Images The question “What is a thought?” is no longer strictly a philosophical one. Like anything else measurable, our thoughts are subject to increasingly technical …
Kids online safety bill clears Senate hurdle
Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., fields questions about the candidacy of President Joe Biden after Senate luncheons in the U.S. Capitol, July 9, 2024. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, …
Amazon, Best Buy may soon sell smart devices with ‘hacker-safe’ label
Consumers have become accustomed to all sorts of labels and seals of approval on products in the shopping process, from the Energy Star to sustainability standards. Next up, shoppers should …
How to stop your internet-connected car from selling your driving data
Nico De Pasquale Photography | Moment | Getty Images So-called connected cars, vehicles equipped with internet access, are becoming the norm, and their proliferation is sounding the alarm for consumer …
AI might be reading your Slack, Teams messages using tech from Aware
Insta_photos | Istock | Getty Images Cue the George Orwell reference. Depending on where you work, there’s a significant chance that artificial intelligence is analyzing your messages on Slack, Microsoft …
Can chatbot be convicted of illegal wiretap? Old Navy AI may answer
Drew Angerer | Getty Images With generative AI tools like ChatGPT bound to create more powerful personal assistants that can take over the role of customer service agents, the privacy …
Facebook and Instagram get ad-free subscription service in Europe
Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks during Meta Connect event at Meta headquarters in Menlo Park, California on September 27, 2023. Josh Edelson | AFP | Getty Images Meta …