MOUNTAIN VIEW – Federal agencies in 2024 accessed data from a camera in this city’s Flock Safety automated license plate reader system – something that the Mountain View Police Department says was ...

Mountain View police criticized the company supplying its automated license plate reader system after an audit turned up "unauthorized" use by federal law enforcement agencies. At least six offices of ...

Using Browser Extensions to Translate or Download Videos? Better Check They're Not One of These 17 Malicious Add-Ons Cybersecurity firm LayerX uncovers 17 malicious extensions that can enable click ...

The View co-host Joy Behar appeared to back invoking the 25th Amendment against President Donald Trump amid escalating international tensions over Greenland. “I think this is the end of it now for ...

That embarrassing photo or risque video you deleted last year? It’s still on your phone. And if you sold your old iPhone on eBay, the new owner can get it back in about 60 seconds. Here’s what delete ...

Californians are getting a new, supercharged way to stop data brokers from hoarding and selling their personal information, as a recently enacted law that’s among the strictest in the nation took ...

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 ...

Use a loyalty card at a drug store, browse the web, post on social media, get married or do anything else most people do, and chances are companies called data brokers know about it — along with your ...

A popular browser extension that acts as a VPN to protect users' privacy is actually harvesting and facilitating the sale of data from conversations with AI chatbot assistants. While versions previous ...

A portion of the pedestrian mall section of Castro Street in Mountain View on Oct. 1, 2025. Photo by Seeger Gray. Five years after Mountain View closed off three blocks of downtown Castro Street to ...