The number of apps that collect detailed personal data might surprise you. That includes some of the top apps on the App Store and Google Play Store. What I love doing most as the CyberGuy is making a ...

Apple often promotes the App Store as a secure place to download apps. The company highlights strict reviews and a closed system as key protections for iPhone users. That reputation now faces serious ...

Pretty much every app on the market collects some data about its users, and personal finance apps are no exception. That’s why there are so many services to help you maintain your digital privacy and ...

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, ...

AI apps are all the rage in 2025, but a new study looked into exactly how much data they are collecting, and spoiler alert, it’s a lot. Since ChatGPT, every business under the sun has been jumping on ...

On the recent launch of Meta's LLM model Llama 3.1, Mark Zuckerberg said that he envisions AI agents will become as ubiquitous for small businesses now as having a website or social media profile is ...

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 ...

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 ...

Why would an airline want to know your ethnicity? Or look at the photos on your phone? How about access to your microphone? How about the permission to send text messages on your behalf? Cybernews ...

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 ...