Are your apps secretly tracking and spying on you? Here’s ways to stop them. Photo by Rob Hampson on Unsplash Are our apps listening to our conversations? They certainly seem to know what’s going on ...

Texas has sued insurance provider Allstate, alleging that the firm and its data broker subsidiary used data from apps like GasBuddy, Routely, and Life360 to quietly track drivers and adjust or cancel ...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing Allstate insurance company for allegedly illegally collecting, using and selling the driving behavior data of over 45 million Americans. Paxton filed the ...

Smart businesses know that mobile apps aren’t just another service channel—they’re an invaluable source of information on customer experience. By tracking mobile app data, design teams can spot ...

Popular smartphone apps used to track people’s location and provide weather reports may hand over driving data to a firm that sells the information to insurance companies for the purposes of setting ...

Whether you own the latest iPhone or one of the Android smartphones, there's a good chance you use more than a few apps daily. From checking the weather to keeping yourself entertained with a game, ...

The insurance industry, hungry for insights into how people drive, has turned to automakers and smartphone apps like Life360. By Kashmir Hill Kashmir Hill is a technology reporter who has been ...

Chris has reported for various tech and consumer goods outlets over the past decade, including Android Police and MakeUseOf since early 2022. Previously, he has contributed to outlets such as ...

Update, 4/29/2024: According to Jalopnik, GM has pulled the metaphorical plug on OnStar Smart Driver. According to the story, a GM spokesperson is stated saying "...we have decided to discontinue ...

Pretty much every app on the market collects some data about its users, and personal finance apps are no exception. That’s why there are so many services to help you maintain your digital privacy and ...