The number of apps that collect detailed personal data might surprise you. That includes some of the top apps on the App Store and Google Play Store. What I love doing most as the CyberGuy is making a ...

Connected cars are the new normal, but they often fail to respect your privacy, and their options to “opt out” are very limited. If you have purchased a new vehicle within the last five years, then ...

Data brokers buy up huge amounts of information from cell phones and browsers to sell for targeted advertising. But the ...

Consumers are notoriously picky about personalization. There’s no doubt the majority of people want it from brands: 71% told McKinsey they expect personal treatment from companies. But they’re ...

When it comes to properly marketing to your customers, data is king. Armed with information regarding who is buying their products, from where and why, companies can make smart decisions about how to ...

ByteDance is facing a class-action lawsuit over claims that its CapCut video-editing app is vacuuming up data from its more than 200 million active users without consent. Among other things, the ...

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 ...

An internet and privacy watchdog has a warning: Your car is tracking you, and it’s collecting far more information than it needs just to get you where you’re ...

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