It's easier than ever for companies to collect your personal data and compile it into a profile for advertisers, ICE, and other agencies.

Lawmakers debate how far the state should go to limit the collection and sale of personal information.

Targeted operations in the West End have made a "real effect" on cutting down mobile phone thefts in London, the Metropolitan ...

One of the most important rules of cell phone use? Don’t go over your data limit. Overages can lead to a more expensive bill than you’d been planning for. Indeed, anyone who has a cell phone-armed ...

In late 2001, a National Security Agency analyst was asked to do something unusual. Instead of locating a target's cell phone to eavesdrop on his conversation, the analyst was asked for the phone's ...

Authorities around the world can use your cell phone to track your location and potentially access other sensitive private information about you. One possible protection from this data collection is a ...

With social distancing being the new norm amid the COVID-19 pandemic, one company is tracking how well Americans are doing it by using cell phone data. Unacast gave each state a grade based on how ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Lars Daniel covers digital evidence and forensics in life and law. In a recent trucking accident case, the plaintiff's digital ...