Every day, we tap and swipe on our favorite apps without a second thought. But have we ever paused to consider what happens to our data in the process? From social media platforms to fitness trackers, ...

AI apps are all the rage in 2025, but a new study looked into exactly how much data they are collecting, and spoiler alert, it’s a lot. Since ChatGPT, every business under the sun has been jumping on ...

You wake up in the morning and, first thing, you open your weather app. You close that pesky ad that opens first and check the forecast. You like your weather app, which shows hourly weather forecasts ...

Apps pre-installed on phones sold in developing countries said to secretly collect user data. The apps have reportedly collected IMEI numbers, MAC addresses, and location data. The CEO of the company ...

In the evolving landscape of mobile applications, a recent study has shed light on the data collection practices of some of the most widely used apparel shopping apps, including industry giants like ...

In the past decade, Apple has positioned itself as a privacy-first company. It has butted heads with law enforcement for encrypting people’s phones, messages, and FaceTime calls, and battled Facebook ...

There's a dichotomy between what Apple says about privacy and some of its actions. On the one hand, the company uses end-to-end encryption for iMessage and Facetime, and embraces on-device processing ...

Automakers can collect and share mountains of information now that cars, trucks and SUVs have become more connected. 13 Investigates reviewed privacy policies from 14 car manufacturers and found ...

A recent update now asks apps to reveal what data they collect, but it nixes the permissions info that showed insight into what Google knew about each app. Reading time: Reading time 3 minutes Update: ...