5 simple ways to regain your data privacy online - starting today

Andrew Brookes/Getty Images Are you worried that giant corporations and government agencies are indiscriminately collecting your personal data and then using it inappropriately? You're not alone. Also: 9 ways to delete yourself from the internet In a report released today, security firm Malwarebytes published the results from a survey of 1500 readers of its newsletter. Here's a sampling of the top-level findings from their report: 89% of survey respondents are concerned about their personal data being used inappropriately by corporations, and an equal number are worried that their data is being used by AI tools without their consent. 77% said that "many online transactions today, from purchases to downloads to creating new accounts, feel like ploys to take my data." 72% are worried about government access to their data without consent. 70% said they "feel resigned that my personal data is already out there, and I can't get it back." 60% of respondents are concerned their phone ... Read full article.