You use them every day, but have no idea what they're collecting. Find out which apps are quietly harvesting your location, ...

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, ...

From weather apps to social media, many services collect far more personal data than needed. Before downloading, users should check app listings in the Apple App Store or Google Play for details on ...

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 ...

In the evolving landscape of mobile applications, a recent study has shed light on the data collection practices of some of the most widely used apparel shopping apps, including industry giants like ...

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 ...

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., ...

Instagram and Facebook rank first, collecting the most sensitive info like physical address, device, and user ID.

Data collection is taking place on popular apps used by kids, according to a report published by Common Sense Media, a nonprofit research organization. The "2023 ...

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 ...

The European Union has taken decisive action by banning a popular TikTok-like gaming app for allegedly harvesting data from ...

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 ...