Michigan man learns the hard way that “catch a cheater” spyware apps aren’t legal

But this week, nearly 25 years after launching pcTattletale, Fleming pled guilty in federal court to having knowingly built ...

This New Privacy Phone Doesn't Track You—But There's a Catch

Punkt, a Switzerland-based brand best known for its minimalistic and privacy-focused phones, has introduced its latest ...

Texas court blocks Samsung from tracking TV viewing, then vacates order

The State of Texas obtained a short-lived, temporary restraining order (TRO) against Samsung that prohibited the South Korean ...
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Federal government purchased a tool to track phones without a warrant

President Donald Trump's government has purchased a new tool that allows federal agents the ability to monitor the phones and social media of a neighborhood or city block without a warrant. 404 Media ...
Homeland Security Today

Eight Types of Privacy, One Warrant: How Smart Devices Are Reshaping Search Warrants

For most of modern policing, warrants were built around a simple premise: identify a place, identify an object, identify ...
Study Finds

Nearly Every U.S. Public School Has A Phone Policy. So Why Are Teens Still Scrolling For Over An Hour After The Bell Rings?

New tracking data finds teens spend over an hour on phones during school hours. Social media leads, and heavier “problematic ...

Here’s how Samsung plans to track brain health using your devices

Samsung plans to showcase a Brain Health feature at CES 2026 that uses wearable and smartphone data to flag early dementia ...