New year, new privacy rules. At least for Californians. Since Jan. 1, residents of the Golden State can use a new tool to request removal of their ...

Don't entrust your photos to large cloud storage services. Use a NAS as a private cloud to keep your photos safe, secure, and ...

The California Privacy Protection Agency kicked off 2026 by launching a tool that state residents can use to make data brokers delete and stop selling their personal information.

Microsoft is still forcing you to back up your files to the cloud, but recent changes have made it easier to restore your local files. Too bad those changes aren't documented.

(NEXSTAR) – In 2025, nearly 300,000 Americans used a new electronic system to file their taxes directly with the IRS for free. In 2026, that’s no longer an option. IRS Direct File launched as a pilot ...

The Epstein files have been hacked. Updated December 26 with previous examples of PDF document redaction failures, as well as warnings about malware associated with some Epstein Files distributions ...

Data loss is every tech-users nightmare. To find precious pictures of friends and family members, videos of your kids when they were tiny, or that work proposal you’ve sweated blood and tears over, ...

If you were a customer of AT&T in 2019 or 2024, you could be eligible to receive up to $7,500 in compensation for two data breaches. Peter is a writer and editor for the CNET How-To team. He has been ...

AT&T customers: the deadline for eligible claimants to file for a portion of the $177 million class action settlement is coming up soon. The telecommunications company agreed to the settlement to ...

There were 161 million individual income tax returns filed to the IRS in 2024, possibly including yours. While not every American is required to file a tax return, most will – and there may be good ...

A newly enacted New York law requires retailers to say whether your data influences the price of basic goods like a dozen eggs or toilet paper, but not how. If you’re near Rochester, New York, the ...

Customers affected by AT&T’s data breaches have until Dec. 18 to submit a claim for compensation through the Kroll Settlement Administration website. To file, visit the settlement website and click ...