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Whitepages: Deleting Your Information

addresses, 2 phone numbers, spouses name, parents names and in-laws names to populate on the Whitepages profile for me. I immediately felt violated and wanted to revoke Whitepage’s consent to my information.

October 12, 2021 Data Ownership

How to make PRIVACY SAFE marketing – according to Google

Google, one of the biggest collectors of personal data, is giving some really good advice on how to create ads

October 11, 2021 Data Privacy / Data Security / Rownd

The Twitch Data Breach

Last week the Amazon-owned streaming platform, Twitch, was the victim of a massive data breach. During this breach, an anonymous user posted a 128GB file to a message board which undoubtedly contained sensitive information.

September 22, 2021 Data Privacy / Data Security / Rownd

TikTok Investigation over Child data and Transfer concerns

Ireland’s Data Protection Commission, TikTok’s lead data privacy regulator in the European Union, opened two investigations into TikTok regarding the processing of children’s personal data and transfers of personal data to China.

July 27, 2021 Data Ownership / Data Privacy / Rownd

Accuweather Privacy Policy Review

Accuweather has become a well known weather app that many people use. They have an app and an online presence that has gained traction over the years. Recently, it came to my attention that their privacy policy is less than favorable, though. I decided to take a closer look at the fine print and read their 4000 word privacy policy.

March 13, 2021 Data Privacy / Data Security

Another One! Virginia’s New Data Privacy Law

Virginia Governor Ralph Northam recently signed into law the Consumer Data Protection Act (“CDPA”) which will take effect on January 1, 2023 – the patchwork of data laws is growing and will keep on growing

January 5, 2021 Data Ownership / Data Privacy / Privacy Wars

Introducing: Privacy Wars!

Welcome to the Privacy Wars! This is a new way to compare and contrast your favorite companies. Everyone compares product quality or customer service, but do they ever compare the complexity of requesting your OWN PERSONAL DATA?