Online Privacy and Security

This living topic explores various facets of online safety and privacy. It covers the potential dangers of social media platforms for children, the impact of privacy policies on advertising and user data, the importance of managing multiple email addresses to protect against phishing and scams, and the satisfaction differences between professionally and self-monitored home security systems. Additionally, it discusses the risks associated with 'tethered' devices that remain under manufacturers' control and the ongoing legal matters such as the Cash App data breach settlement. Readers will find practical advice and expert opinions on how to safeguard their digital lives effectively.

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New California privacy law may be a model for other states

A sweeping new California privacy law is giving residents unprecedented power to erase their personal data from hundreds of data brokers

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A centralized deletion system took effect January 1 under one of the nation’s strictest privacy laws

Californians can now submit a single request forcing more than 500 brokers to delete and stop collecting their data

Privacy advocates say the law could become a model for other states

Californians gained a powerful new tool this month to curb the collection and sale of their personal data, as one of the strictest privacy laws in the country officially took effect.

The law all...

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