mobile apps

The recent leak at major location-data broker, Gravy Analytics, shines a light on the implications of mass location-data collection.

Unused apps not only clutter your phone but also create a risk of personal data leakage, so it’s better to remove them. But what if an app can’t be uninstalled? There’s a workaround.

Cybercriminals can target anyone who uses your applications; keeping users safe is also partly up to you.

How to respond to tracking requests in iOS, iPadOS and tvOS 14.5 — or opt out of app tracking completely.

Mobile apps can track your location and sell the data to third parties. What can you do about it?

Privacy International talks about period-tracking apps and the perils of sharing secrets with apps.

Learn about Android device identifiers and how apps abuse them to make more money on ads.

Basically, all apps collect some information about you. Using the services AppCensus and Exodus, you can find out what exactly is collected.

Apps that demand access to calls and SMS messaging without good reason are being kicked off Google Play. We explain what threats might arise.

Systems designed to guard against car theft can be used to track, immobilize, and steal vehicles.

We explain the types of malware that can take control of your device, and the dangers of multifunctional infection.

Do you follow the news? The news may also be following you. ZooPark spyware targets those partial to politics.

Even very popular apps display ads using third-party code, which can transmit personal data unencrypted.

Harmless toy or a way to phish for personal data?

We are still in the midst of the smartphone boom. Over the past couple of years, over 50% of all mobile devices used by consumers are smartphones. In turn, this

Despite our dismay in how much of a presence computers have in our kids’ lives (in all senses of the word), it is an unavoidable part of our evolution that

The predictability of human beings can barely be overestimated. This predictability can be easily exploited when it comes to things like passwords, secret words, PIN codes and more. Many of

I am not a gambler, and it is not too easy to lure me into a dare. Yet, I could not resist it this time. A friend posed this bet

How did you like it the last time you saw your friends? Did you have a nice chat with them? Or were you all only taking pictures of your meals

Flightradar24 allows you to track what’s happening to any particular aircraft taking a family member or friend to their destination. Let’s find out how this service works.

Mark Zuckerberg has officially allowed dozens of popular apps to operate within the realm of his Facebook Messenger