Every day, we tap and swipe on our favorite apps without a second thought. But have we ever paused to consider what happens to our data in the process? From social media platforms to fitness trackers, ...

Before Kim Slingerland downloaded the "Fun Kid Racing" app for her then-5-year-old son, Shane, she checked to make sure it was in the family section of the Google Play store and rated as ...

You might not think twice about that flashlight app you downloaded or the cute game your grandkids recommended. Yet with a single tap, your private data could travel ...

Online cycling apps seem harmless and fun – but what most cyclists don’t realise is that many of them also collect data that thieves, stalkers and others can exploit. Tires are inflated. The chain is ...

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 ...

Kassem Fawaz receives funding from the National Science Foundation. In the past, his research group has received unrestricted gifts from Meta and Google. Jack West does not work for, consult, own ...

Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...

Washington and Europe are growing wary of DeepSeek. The Chinese artificial intelligence company astonished the world last weekend by rivaling the hit chatbot ChatGPT, seemingly at a fraction of the ...