TikTok is growing its data harvesting empire, and avoiding the app won’t protect you – but some easy steps can keep you safe.

Your phone secretly transmits tracking data while you sleep at night. Learn key privacy settings to stop overnight data sharing and protect yourself.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When signed in to your Google account, your searches, clicked links, images, and videos are tracked. Things like your IP address, ...

Let’s face it: At best, most of us are reliant on our phones these days. (At worst, we’re downright addicted.) But do you ever consider the things your smartphone knows about you? To put it mildly, it ...

Ever feel like your iPhone knows too much? Like ads pop up that seem to read your mind? You’re not alone. Apps track what you do across the web and on your phone. This lets firms serve ads aimed at ...

Your phone may be secretly tracking your movements through features like "Significant Locations" and the "Journaling" app, which record where you've been and access your personal data.Screenshots from ...