privacy

Careless behavior online can have devastating personal and financial consequences. Here are seven common shortcuts to avoid.

We continue our series on the mechanics of Internet advertising. This time we will focus on the the various types of ads and how, precisely, they work.

Social networking sites know a lot more about you than what you post. These two tools can help you figure out how much more.

Germany and India officially challenge changes to WhatsApp’s data-sharing policy.

How criminals use fake Wi-Fi hotspots to steal data, and how you can use our solutions to protect yourself.

Yahoo is expected to announce a “massive” data breach soon. Although the news is not yet confirmed, you should be proactive and check the security of your Yahoo account.

When Google announced Allo, we thought the search giant was finally paying attention to users’ concerns about privacy. Reality turned to be quite different.

Why questions like “What is your mother’s maiden name?” and “What did you do last summer?” don’t protect you.

Digital advertising brings money to companies and relevant ads to you and me — and attracts fraud. How does it all work?

Facebook is going to use your WhatsApp data to tune its advertising, but for now you can opt out of this deal.

Powerful chatbots can replace real-life communication — and take over the world.

One Instagram post with a picture of a ticket can cost you a whole lot of time and money and ruin your day. This is how you can avoid it

If you own an Apple device, spend a few minutes setting up your System Location Services. You’ll protect your privacy and lengthen battery life.

Today, it seems everything can be hacked. Even your vibrator. This is the tale of developers of very intimate goods who do not value the privacy of their clients.

Did you know that some apps on your iPhone or iPad track your location, access your camera and calendar, and more? In Part 1 of this story, we show you how to turn off tracking using iOS’s privacy features.

Accurate identification of people’s faces is a very human process but computers are gaining on our processing. A look at what’s going on now and what we’ll see soon.

Kaspersky Internet Security and Kaspersky Total Security can help protect your privacy in a variety of ways including not allowing your webcam to serve as a spying device.

A recent story suggests Google is secretly recording your conversations and discussions. Are they really doing that?

At the recent I/O 2016 conference Google announced Android N, Wear 2.0, new messenger Allo, voice assistant Google Home, and a laundry list of other tech miracles. What about security?

Your smartphone knows everything about you: whom you call and what messages you send, which websites you visit and what photos you take, including even when and where you do it. This data may be used against you.

Do you know how many companies are actually tracking you when you visit a single website? The answer may surprise you.