Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Many apps and social media platforms collect detailed information about you as you use them, and sometimes even when you're not ...

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, ...

The FBI issued an alert warning that some foreign-developed apps may collect and store user data overseas, raising privacy and security concerns.

Some of the most popular smartphone apps have been downloaded by hundreds of millions of people. But experts have warned that some of these seemingly harmless apps are in fact requesting ‘shocking’ ...

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 ...

A recent cyberattack exposed the sensitive personal data of thousands of women who used the Tea Dating Advice app to discuss and review men they date. A few days later, a California jury found that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Apps like CapCut, Temu and SHEIN are among widely used Chinese-developed platforms that could be affected Americans’ personal data ...

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Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...

According to Block’s filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the breach occurred when a former employee downloaded reports on Dec. 10, 2021, that contained sensitive customer ...