Every second, thousands of people tell their phone or computer something about themselves that they might not want anyone else to know. They’re also doing so on health and wellness apps, including ...

In an unprecedented move, 2025 has witnessed a series of privacy crackdowns causing a significant shakeup in the digital world. These measures have led to the disappearance of numerous popular apps ...

Apple was hit with a $115 million fine Monday after Italy’s competition authority alleged the tech giant was abusing its ...

Looking for Android apps that allow you to send group text messages without revealing personal information? We’ve got you covered! In this article, we’ll explore some of the best Android apps that ...

Default privacy settings in popular mobile apps seem like a convenience, allowing you to use a single setting to control the level of privacy -- who can see which actions you take -- across all of the ...

There’s a law in the United States that says companies aren’t supposed to track young children, but they do it anyway. More than two thirds of the most popular kids’ iPhone apps collect and share ...

Apple has included a new privacy tool with the arrival of iOS 15.2 that expands on the features it’s rolled out recently like app privacy labels and app tracking ...

The team evaluated the privacy policies and data management features of 20 of the most popular female health apps on the U.S. and U.K. Google Play Store. They found instances of covertly gathering ...

Apple has always been known for taking the privacy of its users very seriously. With iOS 15 and iPadOS 15, the tech giant went one step further with the introduction ...

If you use an app to track your menstrual cycle, you may enjoy the sometimes spot-on predictions about when your next period is coming. But your period-tracking app doesn’t just offer insight. It ...

Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. Apps aren’t just a way to pass idle hours — ...