Researchers have created a tool for measuring how much discomfort "creepy" apps cause users by collecting personal data.

Mobile apps are sometimes ‘regionalized’ to better serve the needs of users, functioning differently in, for example, China than in Canada. But some of those differences pose security and privacy risks.

Plant care advice abounds on TikTok, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube – but not all of it is good. A plant expert debunks four common recommendations.

Is there a way for people to send confidential, secure, untraceable messages, but still track any menacing ones? A program called Hecate may be the answer.

Deleting your period tracking app isn't enough to guarantee digital privacy around abortion access, says expert Anton Dahbura.

It would take huge numbers of people submitting bad data to affect the algorithms behind period tracking apps, but even then it would be more harmful than helpful.

How do mental health apps compare to in-person therapy? A social worker and expert on technology and human services explains.

Developing software used to require programming skills. Today, a growing number of people are building websites, games and even AI programs without writing a line of code.

Research is revealing that fitness trackers alone can be helpful facilitators toward changing a sedentary lifestyle but don’t motivate people to increase their physical activity.