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, ...

As a parent, you’ve probably worried about how much time your kids spend online — and what they’re doing with that time. From utilizing parental controls to limiting screen time and social media ...

Kassem Fawaz receives funding from the National Science Foundation. In the past, his research group has received unrestricted gifts from Meta and Google. Jack West does not work for, consult, own ...

Google makes its money through selling advertising – the more targeted an ad is to you and your interests, the more money Google makes. And to do this, Google needs data – lots of data. Every search, ...

Cybersecurity firm and VPN provider Surfshark has conducted a study of popular taxi and ride-hailing apps to ascertain how much data each app collects. The company is ...

iPhone apps including Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok, and X/Twitter are skirting Apple’s privacy rules to collect user data through notifications, according to tests by security researchers at Mysk Inc., ...

iPhone apps are scooping up your data via push notifications, according to a new report. Credit: Getty Images Push notifications are being exploited to invasively collect user data once again, ...