Tag Archives: privacy

Senators could vote on a bill as soon as today to allow members of Congress and their staff to demand that websites take down information about their houses and details about their travel. Watchdogs and media advocates have objected to the member security legislation and similar measures in the past, …

Across the federal government, Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has gained access to untold volumes of data containing the personal information of hundreds of millions of Americans. The data includes information like addresses, tax filings, family members, and medical records for everyone from average citizens receiving Social …

On the morning of Feb. 6, “Drake” was trending on X (formerly known as Twitter); not too unusual for one of the world’s most successful rappers. The reason, though, turned out to be extremely unusual for the pop star and reverberated across the internet for a week – what looked …

The Supreme Court announced last week that it would take up a case considering restrictions onthe most widely-used method of abortion in the United States: the abortion pill. Under a worst-case scenario for American women, that case could have triggered a full reversal of the Food and Drug Administration’s approval …

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Data privacy and the risk of having our personal information stolen digitally is something that’s consistently on the news, and on everyone’s minds when we’re online (which, is …

Britney Spears is asking her fans to chill. Earlier this week, police visited the pop star’s home to do a wellness check after fans called in reporting “suspicious activity” related to the singer after she decided to delete her Instagram account. Now, Spears is asking her fans to respect her …

The Department of Homeland Security is purchasing cell phone location data on a massive scale, according to documents released by the American Civil Liberties Union. Per the documents, hundreds of thousands of location points across North America have been attained by DHS. Purchasing the information from private businesses would help …