If you feel like you’re being watched, it could be your smartphone spying on you.
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Experts describe their research into how smartphones collect and share private personal information with tracking companies and advertisers.
It’s never too early – or too late – to start talking to your children about how to protect their data from people who might misuse it.
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Parents should inform themselves, and review their and their children’s privacy settings.
Fitness trackers report their location and map the Burning Man festival in the Nevada desert.
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It’s not just fitness trackers – mobile phones can reveal users’ whereabouts too, even with location tracking turned off.
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Revelations about the fitness app have turned up the heat on the privacy and security risks of wearables.