Location data tracking is prevalent in the tech world to ubiquity, so learning how to control that — in case you need or prefer to — on an Android phone or tablet is important. Now, the reasons that ...

iOS 26.3 can limit how much precise location data is shared with your carrier, if you have the right device. But there are several settings you should tweak no matter which iPhone you have.

Imagine if a data broker knows your phone is on a nightstand next to another phone six nights a week and across town on the seventh night. That data broker also knows everywhere you go and how long ...

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Apple has built a reputation on privacy and the security of its iPhone, so it comes as no surprise that it gives users a lot of control over location tracking settings. Location tracking can be ...

Parenting and technology go hand in hand, with a growing number of parents now using location tracking on their children. But experts warn the technology could hinder parents and their children's ...

You can stop Google from tracking some aspects of your online activity by changing your Google Account settings. Google tracks many details about you whenever you use your Google account on your ...

Simple settings can help protection iPhone and iPad users when it comes to app tracking. A massive breach revealed last week exposed location data from apps on millions of iPhones and Android phones.

There’s no such thing as absolute privacy or absolute security when it comes to electronic information. The best way to keep something secret is not to capture and store it in the first place. And ...

Location tracking in wearables such as smartwatches, fitness trackers, and smart hats are making major contributions to people’s lives; never more so than during the pandemic of the last couple of ...

Imagine going into a grocery store and instead of you picking the items you want and going to staff for help or going to checkout to pay, you receive tailored information sent straight to your phone ...