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 ...

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

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 ...

Meta's Bluesky and X (Twitter) competitor, Threads, may be straightforward to use, but its data collection practices are anything but simple. Let's examine exactly what information Meta gathers when ...

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., ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...