Colin Lecher

California’s ban on addictive social media features for kids takes effect in January. Now Big Tech is trying to stop it in federal court.

Un grupo de consumidores solicitaron sus archivos a una importante empresa de intermediación de datos. La información que recibieron revela un interés en su índice de masa corporal, su consumo de alcohol y la probabilidad de que se realicen una mamografía, entre muchas otras características.

Las empresas de intermediación de datos recopilan miles de detalles sobre tus finanzas, salud y hábitos. Descubre qué información contiene tu perfil, quién la compra y cómo la utilizan las empresas.

Consumers asked a major data broker for their files. What they got back shows interest in how fat they are, how much they drink, and how likely they are to get a mammogram, among many other characteristics.

Data brokers collect thousands of details about your finances, health and habits. See what’s in your profile, who buys it and how companies use it.

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a set of bills intended to protect children online.

An analysis of defense contracts charts the rise of defense spending — often in heavily Democratic districts

California will get over $2 billion from Meta as part of a proposed settlement in a 47-state social media addiction case. The trial kicked off just last week in a federal court in Oakland.

California es líder en Estados Unidos en materia de privacidad de datos infantiles, pero aún se encuentra rezagada a nivel internacional.

California is leading on kids’ data privacy in the U.S. but still lags internationally.