Data Privacy

Gay, lesbian and transgender activists react to the unanimous decision by the Iowa Supreme Court earlier in the day recognizing same sex marriage as a civil right during a celebration on April 3, 2009 at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa.
Social Justice

Why Shaky Data Security Protocols for Apps Put LGBTQ People at Risk

For the LGBTQ community, the digital age should have opened an age of freedom. Instead, it has opened them to new threats across the globe.

Denely Rafferty of the group Raging Grannies protests outside of Facebook headquarters in June of 2010.
Economics

The FTC Is Fining Facebook Over Data Privacy Concerns. Users Don't Seem to Care.

The tech giant announced the $3-5 billion fine alongside an 8 percent annual usership increase.

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.
Social Justice

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

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.

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

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

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.