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’ ...

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, ...

Kenya’s Data Protection Act, 2019, provides legal guidelines on how collected data should be handled when the data controller ...

The FBI warns that foreign-developed apps, particularly those tied to China, may collect personal data even if someone never ...

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

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. In today's app-saturated world, it's easy to get lost in the sea of icons on your phone. From productivity boosters to quirky ...

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 ...

The app "Tea," designed for women to anonymously post comments about men they have dated, has suffered a data breach, leaking tens of thousands of user images in what appears to be a targeted effort ...