The United States continues to operate without a comprehensive federal consumer privacy law as the American Privacy Rights ...

A federal judge today blocked DOGE from accessing personal data held by the US Department of Education and Office of ...

some people argue that privacy has become a myth. After the 9-11 attacks, Congress passed laws making it easier for the government to use such information when investigating terrorism. The Fifth ...

MV Transportation Inc. must face a proposed class action alleging it unlawfully collected the family medical histories of job ...

The Privacy Act of 1974 protects personal information collected across federal agencies. Privacy groups and attorneys are invoking it to block access to personal records by DOGE.

US privacy lawyers have long used the “patchwork” metaphor to describe the US privacy legal landscape. Early signs suggest ...

Multiple lawsuits accuse the administration of violating privacy law and other protections ... data at several other agencies, including the US Agency for International Development, the National ...

The move comes as a number of U.S. state and federal lawmakers consider age-verification laws for social media and ... Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.

California this week sued to fine a data-harvesting company, in a rare step to put muscle behind one of the strongest online privacy laws in the United States. Starting next year in California ...