Know your customer’ norms were designed to curb financial crime, but they have exposed millions to the risk of their identity ...

Opinion: California, Texas, and Virginia are leading the way on state efforts for enforcement priorities. Companies should ...

Learn what the implications of voice-first AI systems are amid OpenAI betting big on audio AI and gearing up for a personal ...

Californians can now stop data brokers from selling their personal information through a new state program. The Delete ...

The platform gives residents the ability to request deletion of their personal information from 500+ registered data brokers ...

Starting January 1, 2026, Californians can submit requests for data brokers to erase their sensitive information through the Delete Request and Opt-out Platform (DROP). The new ...

On January 1, a new law known as DROP (Delete Request and Opt-out Platform) took effect. DROP allows California residents to ...

“Privacy is paramount; it doesn’t pause when there’s a crisis and as such, no protection is never acceptable as even minimal ...

Nearly 3.5 million University of Phoenix students and staff were affected by a data breach involving Social Security numbers ...

A new tool should make it easier for California residents to limit data brokers’ ability to store and sell their personal ...

A number of new Oklahoma laws took effect on January 1, bringing changes that impact criminal sentencing, medical marijuana use, personal data protection, and ambulance pricing.

This story was originally published by Public News Service. By Joe Ulery, producer Public News Service January 2, 2026 ...