Mobile applications are quietly attracting more and more malevolent attention — and for good reason. They contain a trove of private information about their users. In the iOS universe alone, 82.78%, ...

The underpinnings of how app store analytics platforms operate were exposed this week by BuzzFeed, which uncovered the network of mobile apps used by popular analytics firm Sensor Tower to amass app ...

Stop letting companies collect your data. Use these tips to keep your personal information safe. I review privacy tools like hardware security keys, password managers, private messaging apps and ...

The insurance company collects telematics information from drivers with its Drivewise app, but says customers are comfortable trading information for enhanced safety. Allstate Insurance Co. developed ...

We provide one of the first detailed assessments of smartphone applications as potential replacements for more traditional survey methods. Smartphone applications (or "apps") provide researchers with ...

Users want relevant ads but distrust data collection. New industry insights reveal how to balance both profitably.

Companies want to know everything about you. Don't be flattered. Data detailing your online habits can net corporations millions of dollars in ad revenue. In a worst-case scenario that happens all too ...

Popular smartphone apps used to track people’s location and provide weather reports may hand over driving data to a firm that sells the information to insurance companies for the purposes of setting ...