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A new state platform called DROP lets Californians send a single deletion request to every registered data broker at once — and from August 1, brokers legally have to act on it. Here's how to use it, and what to do if you live somewhere else.
A nationwide network of cameras logs where your car goes and feeds it into a searchable police database. In 2026, a grassroots mapping campaign is helping communities pull the plug — and winning.
A misconfigured database spilled a record 24 billion username-and-password records in June 2026. You almost certainly have credentials in a dump like this — here's how to check and what to actually do about it.
The government's most sweeping warrantless surveillance authority expired in June 2026 after Congress deadlocked. Here's what Section 702 does, why it lapsed, and the uncomfortable reason the spying doesn't simply stop.