More invasive devices have prompted new debates about privacy and freedom. But it’s important to keep in mind that other technologies already sense and shape our thoughts, a neuroethicist argues.

Sexual predators have found a new way to exploit children: taking control of their webcams to record them without their consent. Here’s how the attack works and how you can protect your kids.

The evidence on whether TikTok poses a risk to users’ privacy and security.

Twitter and Meta are looking to make money from protecting users’ identities. This raises questions about collective security, people understanding what they’re paying for and who remains vulnerable.

Even a burner phone paid for with cash can reveal your identity and where you’ve been. A data privacy expert explains.

Data collection is big business in the US, but a bipartisan data privacy bill rapidly moving through Congress promises to affect the information websites, social media platforms and all other businesses collect.

It’s increasingly difficult to move about – both in the physical world and online – without being tracked.

My research shows how urban design can make it harder for women in some countries to make sustainable choices.

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.