If you don't have an unlimited data plan, you understand how precious each gigabyte can be. Besides, realizing that you are about to run out of your data for the month at a time when you can't get ...

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has banned the data broker X-Mode Social from sharing or selling users’ sensitive location data, the federal regulator said Tuesday. The first of its kind settlement ...

Google will destroy user data to settle a $5 billion privacy lawsuit related to its "incognito" mode. The 2020 lawsuit accused Google of collecting users' data without their knowledge. Google will ...

You open Chrome and then decide you don't want anyone tracking your personal information or traffic. You're not doing anything wrong, you consider privacy an important factor in your life. To that end ...

Manuel Vonau was Android Police's Google Editor until April 2024, with expertise in Android, Chrome, Pixels, and other Google products. For five years, he covered tech news and reviewed devices after ...

Google has revealed a new feature for Pixel devices that's designed to keep your data safe when it's at the repair shop. The company says that, by activating this feature, you may be able to prevent ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Do you know where your data is going? Do you know where your data is going? You’ve no doubt allowed dozens (or ...

The FTC announced an action last week against location data broker X-Mode Social and its corporate successor Outlogic (collectively, “X-Mode”) based on several alleged violations of Section 5 of the ...

Q: Are there any reasons not to use dark mode on my smartphone all the time? A: The default display theme for smartphones and computers is generally a white background with black text, but it hasn’t ...