Apple was hit with a $115 million fine Monday after Italy’s competition authority alleged the tech giant was abusing its ...

Italy’s antitrust authority says double prompting for tracking permission is harmful to developers who rely on personalized advertising.

Every second, thousands of people tell their phone or computer something about themselves that they might not want anyone else to know. They’re also doing so on health and wellness apps, including ...

Newer versions of iOS allow you to share just a few contacts or photos, and even restrict GPS access to an approximate location instead of a precise marker. All of these are available under Settings > ...

In an unprecedented move, 2025 has witnessed a series of privacy crackdowns causing a significant shakeup in the digital world. These measures have led to the disappearance of numerous popular apps ...

Looking for Android apps that allow you to send group text messages without revealing personal information? We’ve got you covered! In this article, we’ll explore some of the best Android apps that ...

There’s a law in the United States that says companies aren’t supposed to track young children, but they do it anyway. More than two thirds of the most popular kids’ iPhone apps collect and share ...

Default privacy settings in popular mobile apps seem like a convenience, allowing you to use a single setting to control the level of privacy -- who can see which actions you take -- across all of the ...

Android Automotive is reportedly getting an app lock feature to increase privacy for the in-car operating system. Like ...

Apple has included a new privacy tool with the arrival of iOS 15.2 that expands on the features it’s rolled out recently like app privacy labels and app tracking ...

Apple has always been known for taking the privacy of its users very seriously. With iOS 15 and iPadOS 15, the tech giant went one step further with the introduction ...

Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. Apps aren’t just a way to pass idle hours — ...