Privacy

"We've fixed the underlying issue and are notifying people whose contacts were imported," Facebook said in a statement.

If you think Facebook and Google invade your privacy, imagine what hackers could do with a minute-to-minute log of your disease symptoms, behaviors, locations and even your appearance and conversations.

"There is a golden opportunity for the U.S. to take the lead on data privacy globally and demonstrate how data protection can be an economic driver for growth and innovation."

Hackers steal our data. Tech firms abuse it. Can blockchain fix our privacy woes?

The Orwellian app could keep tabs on those owing money.

Apps in a section of the Google Play store designed for kids have caused harm by breaking privacy laws, displaying adult content or using manipulative advertising, the FTC complaint alleges.

An API bug may have granted third-party apps access to some photos.

Developers using uninstall trackers can flood you with ads to reinstall their software.

On Wednesday, the notification system will send a push alert and vibrating tone to every wireless phone in the country, with "Presidential Alert."

WhatsApp co-founders Brian Acton and Jan Koum have both left Facebook, which acquired the company in 2014 for $22 billion.

The update will "make everyday tasks on iPhone and iPad faster and more responsive," Apple said.

Government officials want greater access to secure communications data.

The newly arrived Yandex Taxi app is a product of one of Russia's most successful and popular digital companies—and Lithuanian officials are suspicious.

"We will continue to invest heavily in security and privacy because we have a responsibility to keep people safe," said Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg.

The EU's top court found that the Jehovah's Witnesses' door-to-door preaching is a form of data collection and requires consent.

If ad personalization is switched on, the new "Ad Settings" feature will show you how marketing is tailored.

Sandwiched between a promise to protect Mexico's election and the announcement of a gaming platform was a notification that a bug had impacted 14 million users.

In the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, Facebook faced new questions over its data-sharing ties to major technology firms.

The government "never really had the chance to ascertain the advantages or disadvantages" of the site, the communications minister told local media.

President Emmanuel Macron is reportedly very fond of Telegram but Paris is concerned that there is no alternative app that is based in France.

Facebook scoops up users' data as they navigate across the internet, but its far from the only one.

The Facebook chief executive faces questions about the social media company and its custodianship of data from 2 billion users.

Facebook's entire user base braces to find out who was affected in the data misuse scandal.

It shouldn't surprise you that Facebook has all your data.

Apple's iOS 11.3 update features new Animoji, a new privacy & data notice, a battery performance fix and much more.

Big Brother is watching you (and listening to you, and tracking you and monitoring you...)

Monero, an "experimental" cryptocurrency, is popular with extremists and criminals who seek to operate outside of the eye of law enforcement.

Or if you're in a good mood, you can give them a thumbs-up and a wave.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg responded to the Cambridge Analytica data collection controversy Wednesday afternoon as Silicon Valley and concerned users continue to criticize the social media giant.

MoviePass says it has no plans to sell customer metrics to third parties.