The number of apps that collect detailed personal data might surprise you. That includes some of the top apps on the App Store and Google Play Store. What I love doing most as the CyberGuy is making a ...

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Every day, we tap and swipe on our favorite apps without a second thought. But have we ever paused to consider what happens to our data in the process? From social media platforms to fitness trackers, ...

AI apps are all the rage in 2025, but a new study looked into exactly how much data they are collecting, and spoiler alert, it’s a lot. Since ChatGPT, every business under the sun has been jumping on ...

Last week, I came across a bug in an app that got me confused for a while. When you set a variable to a collection of records, you might find this behaviour too. At least it is good to be aware of ...

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You wake up in the morning and, first thing, you open your weather app. You close that pesky ad that opens first and check the forecast. You like your weather app, which shows hourly weather forecasts ...

Chances are, your phone is sending location data to several companies right now. Many apps on your smartphone keep track of where you are, often for obvious-sounding reasons. Your weather app wants to ...