As part of its response to the public health emergency triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, the European Commission has been leaning on Europe’s telcos to share aggregate location data on their users. ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. Updated on November 30 with a new report into when Apple users will ...

When you capture photos, your current location is automatically tagged in your photos. You can view this information by opening the properties of your photos. This information is helpful in some cases ...

That’s because your iPhone pictures contain hidden information that may share where you live, work and frequently visit, The Sun reports. It’s called metadata, and is stored within photos your send ...

For those that don't know, certain photos actually contain metadata which can be used to track where a certain photo was taken. There is, however, a new way of hiding the users' metadata location from ...

Facebook has a data addiction—it can’t help itself. The social media giant’s entire business model is built around collecting, processing and then monetizing our personal information. Facebook ...

TEXTING people photos snapped on your iPhone carries a big risk unless you have THESE settings changed. That’s because your iPhone pictures contain hidden information that may share where you live, ...

Security researchers say at-home exercise giant Peloton and its closest rival Echelon were not stripping user-uploaded profile photos of their metadata, in some cases exposing users’ real-world ...