Digital Information World

Majority of Americans Worry Government Misuse of Personal Data Could Lead to Surveillance, Chilling of Benefits, and Demand Accountability

Americans support privacy laws but lack awareness of their rights, emphasizing need for government accountability in data handling.
Reuters

Harmonizing Consumer Rights Under State Consumer Privacy Laws

This checklist assumes the controller wants to ensure that the personal data rights it offers to individuals meet the requirements of all US state consumer privacy laws, including those with future ...
The Indianapolis Star

A new state law gives you more power over personal data. How to use it

A new law taking effect Jan. 1 will give Hoosiers for the first time the power to know and exercise control over the way their personal data is used by companies, or used at all. The Indiana Consumer ...
FedScoop

Senate Democrats urge CFPB to ignore big banks’ interest in overhauling data rule

A view of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 10, 2025. (Photo by Saul Loeb / AFP via Getty Images) Top Senate Democrats are waging a last-ditch ...
Morningstar

The Personal Financial Data Rights Rule Is Final—Now What?

The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) final rule enacting Section 1033 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act is an important milestone on the consumer’s journey to ...

More websites, mobile apps for children collecting personal data: study

Global investigation examined 876 websites and mobile apps designed specifically for children across multiple sectors A ...