Tag: Digital Privacy

  • Australia Removes Millions of Child Social Media Accounts

    Australia Removes Millions of Child Social Media Accounts

    For more than a decade, social media has quietly woven itself into childhood. What began as a way to connect with friends slowly became a constant presence in young people’s lives, shaping how they see themselves, how they relate to others, and how they understand the world. Phones became companions at the dinner table, in…

  • Google Just Made It Easier to Remove Info About Yourself Online

    Google Just Made It Easier to Remove Info About Yourself Online

    The exposure of personal information online is seldom an accident. It is typically the work of a discreet but sprawling industry composed of data brokers and people-finder websites. These entities specialize in collecting and collating data from a multitude of sources—ranging from public government records and social media activity to marketing databases. This information is…

  • Google Just Made It Easier to Remove Info About Yourself Online

    Google Just Made It Easier to Remove Info About Yourself Online

    A significant shift has just occurred in the digital privacy landscape. After nearly three decades of users pleading, demanding, and desperately requesting control over their personal information scattered across the internet, one of the world’s most powerful tech companies finally blinked first. Imagine typing your name into a search engine and discovering a digital breadcrumb…