Zach began writing for CNET in November, 2021 after writing for a broadcast news station in his hometown, Cincinnati, for five years. You can usually find him reading and drinking coffee or watching a ...

Want to appeal to hiring managers? Come to them with useful information, not an appeal for employment. Almost every week, I lead workshops for laid-off professionals. Their new job is to get a job, ...

Hackers are pretty scary. Amoral, hooded figures with magical computer skills that can break into anything within minutes. At least that is what most of us think of when we hear the term "hacker." It ...

From your shopping habits to your address, data brokers have many of your most personal details. We show you how to check what's out there—and regain your privacy.

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 ...

Open your browser. Search your name. The results might shock you. Data broker sites are watching, cataloging, and selling. Your digital footprint feeds their machine. Birthdate, phone number, address, ...