Companies that embed tracking pixels on their websites face a fast-growing wave of consumer privacy lawsuits, with filings ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Gary Drenik is a writer covering AI, analytics and innovation. The shift away from third-party cookies has amplified the demand ...

Some eras are defined by a pivotal turning point, after which things are never quite the same. The 1700s had the Industrial Revolution, the 1900s had the Digital Revolution, and today, many consider ...

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 ...

Almost half the US states have passed comprehensive consumer data privacy protections that go beyond federal health privacy rules, known as Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

California Attorney General Rob Bonta leads investigation with Colorado and Connecticut targeting businesses that fail to honor Global Privacy Control (GPC) opt-out ...

U.S. privacy law continued to expand in 2024, both geographically and substantively. We now have 19 states with comprehensive consumer privacy laws (some of which are already in effect, while others ...

The arrival of artificial intelligence has already had a transformative impact on society, and experts say it’s only the beginning. But with progress comes an inevitable downside, as the tech ...

Chris Mufarrige, director of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection, speaking at the NAD annual conference in Washington, DC on Sept. 17, 2025. (Photo: Brian O ...

Consumer-facing security tools often focus on one kind of modality, such as password protection, VPNs, or identity management. This forces people to use multiple tools to keep their data private.