A large number of Android mobile apps listed on the official Google Play Store contain self-contradictory language in their privacy policies in regards to data collection practices. In an academic ...

Beginning in 2015, Marines conducting civil-military operations will have the ability to collect, process, analyze and share information using software from a smartphone. The mobile application, ...

Since last June, there has been an avalanche of revelations about the U.S. government’s surveillance of citizens’ online activities and phone records. But perhaps the most unsettling discovery for ...

Facebook has responded to claims that it has been logging Android call and SMS data without consent. Facebook refutes the reports, saying it explicitly asks for permission before collecting the ...

Bottom line: A recent analysis highlights the extent of the telemetry data collected by Google and Apple from phone users and paints an awful picture about Android data collection. However, both ...

Carrie was a managing editor at CNET focused on breaking and trending news. She'd been reporting and editing for more than a decade, including at the National Journal and Current TV. Australia's ...

On the same day Facebook bought ads in US and British newspapers to apologize for the Cambridge Analytica scandal, the social media site faced new questions about collecting phone numbers and text ...

A study conducted by a professor of computer science at Trinity College Dublin found that a typical Android handset collects some 20 times more data about its user than a comparable iPhone. Data ...

When it comes to apps, Android leads the pack with nearly 3 million apps in its official Google Play store. The sheer volume also means that sometimes iffy apps slip through the cracks. Researchers at ...

Over the last few years, Facebook has been collecting call history and SMS data from Android devices. A number of users recently discovered the data that was collected after backing up their Facebook ...