Privacy

Creators of ad mailings and spam are very interested in knowing whether you read their messages. This post explains how to protect against e-mail tracking.

We investigate intercepting smartwatch motion-sensor data to monitor people and steal information.

Advertising in voice assistants is coming soon. We examine how it will use personal data and what you can do about it.

Our first Transparency Center, as well as “software assembly line” and storage of Kaspersky Security Network data, will be located in Switzerland.

Video streaming is gaining momentum among children, and here’s what might be wrong about it.

Rumor has it that typing “BFF” as a Facebook comment checks your profile security. We investigate the claim.

Find out if your smartphones, tablets, and laptops are coming between you and your loved ones.

The European Commission’s proposed ePrivacy Regulation takes effect in May 2018. Why is it a battle — and who is fighting for what?

Those 50 million Facebook profiles were already harvested

Harmless toy or a way to phish for personal data?

We investigate how couples often neglect privacy — and the consequences.

Do border agents have the right to search your devices? How can you protect your data from searches at the border? We have 11 tips covering this topic.

Facebook sends so many notifications that sometimes it’s tempting just to turn them off. We tell you how to do it — or how to adjust them so they don’t take over your life.

Google’s new E-Screen Protector prompts users when prying eyes are on their smartphone screen. Is this technology useful?

Websites are logging your clicks, keystrokes, and more

Attackers pretending to be acquaintances asking for money — the story is old, the approaches new. We show you how to avoid the e-bait.

Want to protect your intimate photos from ever going public? Facebook has a suggestion: Upload them yourself!

Take our quiz and find out if your online dating activity is likely to come back and bite you.

We are used to entrusting dating apps with our innermost secrets. How carefully do they treat this information?

Our research shows most users of online dating sites fudge information about themselves. Why they do it and what you can do about it.