Services like DeleteMe scan the internet for exposed personal information and work to remove it. Here's what it does well - and what it's still missing.

Most of the world's information is stored digitally right now. Every year, we generate more data than we did the year before. Now, with AI in the picture, a technology that relies on a whole lot of ...

A leading exec at the public broadcasting institution breaks down the impact of recent government cuts and what to do about them By Abbey White Associate Editor & News Writer In May 1969, Fred ...

Instagram offers options to either temporarily deactivate or permanently delete an account. To permanently delete your account, navigate to the Accounts Center through your settings. The process for ...

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Search interest for “how to delete TikTok” has reached an all-time high, according to a Newsweek review of Google search trends. An analysis of the search inquiry from 2004 to December 2025 shows ...

A majority-American board now owns and operates a separate entity that controls TikTok in the United States. TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC is governed by seven board directors, including TikTok chief ...

The operator of WorldCat won a default judgment against Anna’s Archive, with a federal judge ruling yesterday that the shadow library must delete all copies of its WorldCat data and stop scraping, ...

SAN DIEGO — California residents now have a new way to protect their personal information from data brokers—companies that collect and sell consumer data—through a state platform. The platform, called ...

Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...

Californians can now put a stop to their personal data being sold around on an online trading floor, thanks to a new free tool. On January 1, the state launched its Delete Request and Opt-out Platform ...

California just gave its 40 million residents a permanent delete button for a largely covert part of the personal data economy. On New Year’s Day, a government website opened to let Californians ...