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, ...

If you have a smartphone and spend any time on the internet, it's likely that at least some of your personal data has been collected, shared, and sold at some point. Many apps you use every day are ...

ICE’s reach may get even wider due to a new partnership with a spyware company. But there have always been tools at the ...

After years of waiting, millions of Facebook users are finally starting to receive payments from the $725 million privacy ...

RIVER FALLS — As the City of River Falls prepares to remove the Junction Falls and Powell Falls dams, university students are playing a part in that process. The group, named the Data Analysis and ...

Do you ever feel like your Android device tracks you more often than it should? At this point, it's an open secret that smartphones track their users and use the data for personalizing ads, among ...

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A US federal jury on Wednesday ordered Google to pay about $425 million for gathering information from smartphone app use ...

This story has become common. In summer 2025, data breaches hit major companies, including Google and TransUnion. Customer data from dozens of sources ended up in criminal hands. Tackers didn't break ...