Data Privacy

Facebook Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg testifies during a U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce hearing about Facebook on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on April 11th, 2018.

New developments in the private sector provide a striking contrast from China's perceived status as a surveillance state—even as the government continues to monitor its citizens.

By Samm Sacks

European Parliament President Antonio Tajani welcomes Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg at the European Parliament prior to his testimony on the Cambridge Analytica data scandal in May of 2018. Under a European regulation enacted that month, France recently fined Google €50 million.

Economics

Data-protection regulations in the E.U. require transparency in data mining. In the U.S. no such rules exist, but some states are working to change that.

By Brianna Provenzano

Data Privacy

A Movement for Personal Data Protection From Tech Giants Rises in China

While Europe Cracks Down on Data Collection Practices, U.S. Consumers Remain as Vulnerable as Ever