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New California law requires social media companies to make it easy for users to cancel their accounts and remove all data. It ...

Governor Newsom signed AB 656 to simplify social media account deletion and ensure personal data removal, alongside other ...

You have to file a claim by next month to receive a payment from AT&T's $177 million privacy settlement. Peter is a writer and editor for the CNET How-To team. He has ...