From weather apps to social media, many services collect far more personal data than needed. Before downloading, users should ...

Apps collecting data is nothing new. Everyone has known for years that collecting and selling user data to external parties makes big money. What may come as a surprise however, is that it’s not just ...

A class of nearly 100 million Google users claimed the tech giant secretly collected data even after they disabled data ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The "2023 State of Kids' Privacy" report says 73% of the most popular 200 apps and platforms are monetizing personal information. Data collection is taking place on ...

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 ...

Google must pay $425 million to the plaintiffs of a class action lawsuit that accused the company of collecting users' data ...

New York regulators launched a probe after a 2019 Wall Street Journal article. New York regulators said in a new report that Facebook did little to enforce a policy that prevents it from collecting ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Connected cars are the new normal, but they often fail to respect your privacy, and their ...