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From weather apps to social media, many services collect far more personal data than needed. Before downloading, users should ...

Apps collecting data is nothing new. Everyone has known for years that collecting and selling user data to external parties makes big money.

NEW YORK, Aug 10: In today’s digital landscape, many apps collect extensive user data—sometimes far beyond what is necessary for their functionality. While certain apps, like weather services, require ...

Learn more about which AI apps are collecting the most user data, and which ones are using it to share with third-party advertisers.

Mobile apps and social media platforms now let companies gather much more fine-grained information about people at a lower cost.

Data collection is taking place on popular apps used by kids, according to a report published by Common Sense Media, a nonprofit research organization.

Big data collection is estimated to blossom into a trillion-dollar industry. Yet, there is no national data privacy law to protect consumers.

Many apps you use every day are highly invasive—but you don't have to make it easy for companies and data brokers to obtain and use your information.

Breezy is one of the best open-source weather apps you'll find on Android. A fork of the once-popular Geometric Weather app, it has a sleek and refined design. It has all the weather data most people ...

As far as collecting storage data is concerned, out of the tested apps, 11 could read and write to the device's storage – data that could include user-generated files, photos, videos, documents ...

Data collection doesn’t need to be an all-or-nothing venture, and it is possible to collect and analyze behavioral data in a way which can be anonymized so it doesn’t directly profile customers.