Fake Geek Squad invoice emails are targeting users with convincing charges and urgent phone numbers to steal personal ...

A decade or so ago, people were replacing their smartphones frequently, sometimes every year. Phones were making such huge leaps and bounds back then that it was worth it. Not anymore. Upgrades are ...

Google is testing a new Contacts Picker in Android 17 that stops apps from automatically pulling your entire address book.

Let’s face it: At best, most of us are reliant on our phones these days. (At worst, we’re downright addicted.) But do you ever consider the things your smartphone knows about you? To put it mildly, it ...

(WJAR) — Is your cellphone number private? It may be time to start limiting who you share it with. Scammers know our cellphones have basically become an extra appendage, and they're constantly ...

While it’s nearly impossible to completely erase yourself, you can take control of your privacy. Removing your information ...

You know the feeling. You sit down to work on something important, and within minutes, your hand is reaching for your phone. Maybe it buzzed. Maybe it didn't. Either way, you're suddenly 20 minutes ...

Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. As a person who covers consumer tech for a living, I get to use a few dozen smartphones every year. While I almost always advise on which is the ...

Senate Democrats are introducing a bill to unwind a provision that would allow 10 of their GOP colleagues to launch lucrative lawsuits after having their phone records obtained by former special ...

Senate GOP rejects Democratic attempt to pass repeal of provision in funding bill that allows senators to sue government if ...

When you lock your Social Security number, a company looking to verify your SSN won't be able to verify your identity, ...