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February 18, 2025 | 4:53 PM

Better than nothing? Pa. considers data privacy bill friendly to companies, called weak by consumer advocates

The bill is modeled on legislation supported by Amazon and Microsoft and is the dominant data privacy model in the country.

By Jordan Wilkie/WITF

August 4, 2020 | 2:15 PM

Class action lawsuit claims TikTok steals kids’ data and sends it to China

More than 70 minors, through their parents, are alleging that the video-sharing app collects information about their facial characteristics, locations and close contacts, and quietly sends that data to servers in China.

By Bobby Allyn

July 27, 2020 | 5:06 AM

Visits to state parks are up. Who’s keeping an eye on water and pandemic safety?

By Hannah Chinn/WHYY

May 22, 2020 | 5:30 AM

Pennsylvania’s coronavirus data collection raises eyebrows

The state includes results of both viral and antibody tests in its total number of novel coronavirus cases.

By Sarah Boden/WESA

April 8, 2020 | 5:43 AM

Coronavirus state-by-state projections: When will each peak?

"If you ease up prematurely the epidemic can rebound right back to the level we are at now in a matter of weeks."

By Sean McMinn/NPR

December 2, 2019 | 1:56 PM

For banks, data on your spending habits could be a gold mine

Banks want to join the likes of Google and Facebook by turning data they already have on your spending habits into extra revenue by identifying likely customers for retailers.

By Anick Jesdanun/The Associated Press

April 2, 2019 | 5:46 AM

Should citizenship matter on the census? The Wolf Administration says no.

Every uncounted Pennsylvanian could amount to a loss of about $2,093 over ten years.

By Katie Meyer/WITF

December 21, 2018 | 4:26 AM

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