A security lapse at dating app Raw publicly exposed the personal data and private location data of its users, TechCrunch has found. The exposed data included users’ display names, dates of birth, ...

Our phones know where we are and they know where we have been—the problem is they have a nasty habit of sharing that information with others. And the latest location tracking nightmare to hit phone ...

Google is making some changes in Google Maps that will increase user privacy. Data from the Timeline feature in Google Maps, which is controlled by the Location History setting and keeps a record of ...

A recent discovery by a PhD student of Northeastern University has revealed a potential vulnerability in text messaging that could expose smartphone users' location to hackers. Researchers have found ...

According to its new privacy policy, TikTok now collects more data on its users, including their precise location, after ...

Computer scientists from universities in Germany, Hong Kong, and the United Kingdom have proposed a way to provide verifiable claims about location data without ...

Instagram users, if you don't want your followers to know exactly where you are when you're scrolling through your feed, you'll want to disable the newest feature. Meta announced the rollout of ...

A dating app that, just this week, announced a creepy new wearable, has been found to have publicly exposed users’ data. The data was granular and personal, including their approximate locations. The ...

Location history data in Google Maps will soon be stored directly on user devices. Google itself will no longer have access to the data. This also means law enforcement won't be able to request it ...