Data Security

Subject rights requests can be confusing for everybody involved. 

The Federal Communications Commission wants to require telecommunications providers to collect vast amounts of personal information from every person who wants a phone number in the name of combatting scam…

The technological advancement of this century brought with it unprecedented opportunity to gather and collect enormous amounts of personal information from consumers and use it for marketing — among other…

When we write about data privacy, it’s easy to default to talking to “privacy professionals.” 

When Ubisoft’s Watch Dogs 2 was released in 2016, it was a headtrip for those of us working on digital-rights issues in the Bay Area. During the day, I’d fight…

If your website collects data from people in the European Union (EU), you’ll need a privacy policy that meets strict regional standards. The legal landscape in Europe is mainly made…

In 2023, an Australian mayor was getting ready to take legal action against OpenAI. The reason? The company’s chatbot, ChatGPT, shared a fake story about him being involved in a…

This month, we celebrate 36 years of EFF and a mission that is bigger than any one of us. Thanks to EFF, communities around the world are demanding that technology…

Does your Software as a Service (SaaS) business have a clear privacy policy explaining how you handle personal data? SaaS companies often process personal information to deliver seamless services. With…

The 1:10:100 rule—coined in 1992 by George Labovitz and Yu Sang Chang, the rule describes how much bad data costs. Preventing the creation of bad data at its source costs…