The Cancel the Hate app, designed to track critics of Charlie Kirk, faces a major privacy breach that compromised user data.

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 ...

TikTok's tools to keep children off its platform were largely ineffective and the immensely popular social media app was ...

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, ...

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, ...

Location tracking apps collect continuous movement data, raising concerns about unauthorized access, surveillance, and ...

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On the cusp of Halloween, a new tradition is gaining attention in the ed-tech space: the Scary Apps list, compiled each October by the nonprofit EdTech Leaders Alliance (ETLA) to warn educators and ...

Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond is seeking outside counsel to investigate Temu, alleging the app unlawfully shares ...

TikTok has agreed to improve its measures to keep children off its website and app after a Canadian investigation found its ...

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said she was "100% confident" the deal between the U.S. and China is finalized.