Whether you own the latest iPhone or one of the Android smartphones, there's a good chance you use more than a few apps daily. From checking the weather to keeping yourself entertained with a game, ...

Many popular apps collect more of your personal data than necessary to function properly. These 20 apps quietly scoop up your photos, location, contacts, and more. Here's how to protect yourself.

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, ...

Dating apps are not following great privacy practices and are collecting more data than ever in order to woo Gen Z users, a new study by Mozilla pointed out. Researchers reviewed dating apps in terms ...

Americans are increasingly using financial apps to manage their money, but they need to be careful about which ones they choose to share their most sensitive data and how they do it, experts say.

Background activity can drain your battery and use your mobile data without you seeing it happen. Apps refresh in the background to keep content updated, which helps you pick up where you left off.

Faith writes guides, how-tos, and roundups on the latest Android games and apps for Android Police. You'll find her writing about the newest free-to-play game to hit Android or discussing her paranoia ...

Apple on Thursday introduced a new set of App Review Guidelines for developers, which now specifically state that apps must disclose and obtain users’ permission before sharing personal data with ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about privacy including AI, privtech, data justice and law. Femtech apps aim to empower users by helping them gain ...

It's easy to surpass your data limit, even with data saver mode activated on your mobile device or WiFi. Not if you can easily track your data usage and identify excessive data apps. While your mobile ...

On the recent launch of Meta's LLM model Llama 3.1, Mark Zuckerberg said that he envisions AI agents will become as ubiquitous for small businesses now as having a website or social media profile is ...