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Popular health apps that collect most user data

The scale at which some fitness apps collect significant amounts of data on users, including those who may share information with so-called ‘data collectors’, has been revealed by new analysis. The data collected includes people’s precise locations and financial information in the photos they take. In fact, seven of the 10 apps analyzed collected photos… Read More »

Here’s why Facebook is tracking what you do online and how you can control it

Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook stores huge amounts of data on its billions of users. (Getty Images) It’s no secret that Facebook secretly collects huge amounts of information about all its users; But even knowing this, it might be surprising how much of your life Mark Zuckerberg’s company can monitor. For example, if you’re logged into your… Read More »