Google is known as a data-obsessed company, but the driver of a Google Maps car in Finland is accused of going to great lengths to keep the data up-to-date in the search giant's navigation app. The ...

Google must pay $425 million to the plaintiffs of a class action lawsuit that accused the company of collecting users' data even after they've turned off a tracking feature, a federal jury has decided ...

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To combat malware and financial scams, Google announced today that only apps from developers that have undergone verification can be installed on certified Android devices starting in 2026. This ...

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The tech company lost a massive privacy case involving the Flo app that has raised huge questions about how health apps are secretly being used. For more than 10 years Tyler has used his experience in ...

A new study reveals that video-heavy platforms like YouTube, Twitch, and Snapchat are the most data-hungry mobile apps, with YouTube alone using over 69GB per month on average. As data consumption ...

A women's dating safety app that promised privacy is now facing backlash after two back-to-back breaches exposed deeply personal data, from selfies to sensitive conversations. A viral dating safety ...

Two class-action lawsuits were filed Monday against Tea, the app where women can leave anonymous reviews of men. The suits both allege negligence on the part of Tea, which recently experienced a data ...

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