Those free apps you innocently download on your phone can actually come at a serious price - your personal data and privacy, according to a cybersecurity expert who offers free tips on how to secure ...

Since my start in 2008, I've covered a wide variety of topics from space missions to fax service reviews. At PCMag, much of my work focused on security and privacy services, as well as a video game or ...

That innocent Flashlight App you installed on your device to shed light on certain situations is also spying on you, and potentially selling or using your personal data. Especially vulnerable are ...

One of Android's most popular and highly rated apps, Brightest Flashlight Free, has been sharing user location and ID data without their consent, according to the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

It’s Day 22 of Gizmodo’s March Madness bracket challenge to name the greatest app of all time and we’re inching closer to the elite eight! Swiftkey was eliminated by Duolingo in yesterday’s ...

Setting up a fresh Windows 11 PC is the perfect moment to lock in a core toolkit of free apps that handle everyday tasks ...

Up to 7.5 million Android users could have fallen victim to malware that posed as a series of flashlight and other utility apps downloaded from the official Google Play Store. Dubbed LightsOut by the ...

Even though a flashlight capability is now native to the latest smartphones, if you search long enough you can still find hundreds of flashlight apps on the Google Play Store. Apps like Ultra Color ...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The flashlight app on your phone may be reporting your GPS location. Seriously. Here's what you can do to keep nosy apps like that from overrunning your smartphone. Your friend ...

Facebook’s latest privacy scandal came courtesy of a personality quiz app whose data was sold to a third party. What about other apps? What do they collect, and with whom do they share that ...

Question: Can you explain the dangers of allowing apps to access my contacts, photos, location and other items on my Android phone? Answer: The app permissions process on Android phones is very much ...

Facebook’s latest privacy scandal came courtesy of a personality quiz app whose data was sold to a third party. What about other apps? What do they collect, and with whom do they share that ...