Download the PDF: Stolen Unemployment Benefits: How to detect and resolve this form of identity theft Download the PDF of state resources: State Unemployment Insurance Fraud Resources and Links F...
https://www.worldprivacyforum.org/2020/06/stolen-unemployment-benefits/
The Marriott data breach announced on Nov. 30, 2018 is a significant breach, reaching across multiple countries and affecting an estimated 500 million people. The breach includes an array of data...
https://www.worldprivacyforum.org/2018/11/marriott-data-breach-key-tips/
At WPF, we get a range of calls and emails from consumers. Usually, it’s me who is assisting a consumer, helping them work through a privacy issue or in some cases, a scam that has rattled them...
https://www.worldprivacyforum.org/2018/04/be-alert-for-serious-irs-impersonation-scams/
Today we took the new PriBot privacy policy analyzer and chat bot tool out for a test run. The PriBot chat bot uses AI to analyze privacy policies — many of which are verbally and legally compl...
https://www.worldprivacyforum.org/2018/02/testing-out-pribot-the-new-ai-privacy-policy-analysis-bot/
We have updated our tips for immediate steps victims (or potential victims) of the Equifax data breach can take. In this updated version of our tips, we have added information for individuals in ...
We have updated a popular page at World Privacy Forum, our Top Ten Opt Outs. This page has been in publication since 2007. Today, we treat the Top Ten Opt Outs as a living document, and update it...
https://www.worldprivacyforum.org/2017/10/top-ten-opt-outs-updates/
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued a rare alert to parents about “smart toys,” that is, those that connect to WiFi, and may contain microphones, sensors, and other informati...
Our Top Ten Opt Outs is one of our most popular consumer guides. In it, you can see a short list of the most important privacy opt outs available to you today; we’ve curated the opt-outs and m...
We have updated our popular Top Ten Opt Outs page for consumers. All of the links are fresh, and we have updated the text where it had gotten stale. I am frequently asked which of the opt outs is...
https://www.worldprivacyforum.org/2016/06/updated-wpfs-top-ten-opt-outs-for-consumers/
Elder financial abuse is a terrible crime, and it has not gotten nearly the attention it deserves. Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a important report to financial ins...