AI chat app "Chat & Ask AI" reportedly exposed 300 million private messages from 25+ million users, including conversations ...

Many popular apps collect far more personal data than they need to work. These 20 apps quietly gather your photos, location, ...

Researchers found Apple iOS app security flaws that expose user data and payment systems despite positive App Store reviews, ...

A new repository called Firehound exposes AI apps leaking user data. See if anything you downloaded from the App Store is among them.

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, ...

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’ ...

A security lapse at dating app Raw publicly exposed the personal data and private location data of its users, TechCrunch has found. The exposed data included users’ display names, dates of birth, ...

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 ...

Many apps and social media platforms collect detailed information about you as you use them, and sometimes even when you're not using them. Malte Mueller/fStop via Getty images You wake up in the ...

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 ...

It's easy to surpass your data limit, even with data saver mode activated on your mobile device or WiFi. Not if you can easily track your data usage and identify excessive data apps. While your mobile ...

For much of the last decade, app growth has been driven by signals marketers could easily see: clicks, installs, sessions, and conversions. But beneath the surface, a far richer layer of data has ...