From healthcare to advertising, 'anonymizing' data allows those who collect it to sidestep privacy laws such as GDPR or the US’s California Consumer Privacy Act ...

When most of us think of how the concept of “data” has been skewered by the press, we’re probably thinking about an app’s location data tipping off our home address, or apps like Grindr tipping ...

Ask anyone their opinion on companies using their data and the response will almost always be negative. It’s not surprising; revelation after revelation has revealed that the likes of Google and ...

Anonymized data sets are a joke. And, as a newly published study shows, the joke just so happens to be on you. From your credit card purchases to your medical records to your online browsing history, ...

Providing third-parties with data is a necessary cost of living in the 21st century. Whether it’s securing auto insurance, undergoing a routine examination at the dentist, or chatting up friends and ...

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is The Verge’s executive editor. He has covered tech, policy, and online creators for over a decade. Facebook ...

In “Imagine What We Could Cure” (op-ed, Nov. 26), J.J. Plecs and John H. Cochrane argue that anonymized medical data will bring great benefits to society. Perhaps the authors should consult security ...