No matter what kind of device you're using or what you're doing on it, data is constantly being created that can be traced back to you. Personally identifiable information (PII) comes in many forms, ...

When you visit a website, the website will likely acquire some basic information about you, such as IP address, the operating system on your computer, the browser you are using, the ISP you used to ...

Employee data is governed by national and international rules and regulating bodies including the Department of Labor, Electronic Code of Federal Regulations, and General Data Protection Regulation ...

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Information that can identify an individual. Other than the obvious name, address and phone number, examples of personally identifiable information (PII) include date of birth, email address, phone ...

Rich Vibert is the CEO and cofounder of Metomic, a next-generation data security solution for SaaS and GenAI tools. Data is everywhere—and not just big data, your personal data too. Protecting ...

Think of everything you've posted online over the past year — photos, blog entries, comments on websites, and so on. Now consider how much of that content says something about you as an individual, ...

Discover the 10 biggest data breach fines and settlements of 2025. Explore GDPR penalties, global privacy regulations, and ...

The power to do everything online is something of an ideal. Buying groceries, seeing your doctor via telehealth: the possibilities are endless. Especially with the shutdowns of the last 18 months, ...

Google is now letting you make a request to remove personally identifiable information (PII) from Google Search. This includes information such as phone number, email address, or physical address, ...