Data like credit card swipes and parking lot satellite photos show trends long before many measures of consumer sentiment.

Constant requests for feedback can provide useful info for firms. But there are alternatives to overdoing it and annoying customers.

Fidelity’s parent company is trying to give customers a little more control over what data the apps can retrieve.

While some are planning for compliance, others keep fighting to weaken it.

Facebook and Google might need to watch out.

This week, the Treasury Department issued recommendations to protect consumers from big data breaches, like the ones we’ve seen at Equifax and Target. Among the Treasury Department’s recommendations: creating a national standard for handling the aftermath of data breaches. Click the audio player above to hear the full story. 

Cashing in on smiley faces … or animals, vegetables, dancers…

Retailers are using technology to attract more customers into their stores.