If you’ve ever had the creeping sense that Google knows a little too much about you, you’re not wrong. From your search habits to your exact location on any given day, Google keeps a detailed log of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. Republished on December 21 with Google’s proposals to change search ...

Suddenly all becomes clear. The punchy Apple ads that emerged a few weeks ago with a not-so-subtle warning to avoid Google Chrome. This is part of something bigger, something more serious, with 300 ...

Google is rolling out an update for Android's Find Hub, which introduced a new option to switch map layers for additional information.

Google has reached a $93 million settlement with the state of California to resolve allegations that it was collecting consumers’ data without their consent, the state’s attorney general said in a ...

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) is facing a class-action lawsuit for allegedly using Google technology to covertly install tracking apps on over one million Android phones as part ...

Bowing to federal pressure, Google and Apple yanked two popular apps, ICEBlock and Red Dot, that let users crowdsource reports of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity, citing officer ...

Google’s first-ever smartwatch tracks workouts, steps, and heartbeats, but what about overnight data? Thanks to its deep integration with Fitbit, the Pixel Watch offers a robust sleep-tracking ...

The House Committee on Homeland Security called on Google and Apple to outline what action is being taken to remove apps that allow users to track federal immigration agents in efforts to send ...

India-based navigation app Mappls has introduced a significant update that brings public transport route tracking to the ...