TikTok is growing its data harvesting empire, and avoiding the app won’t protect you – but some easy steps can keep you safe.

We’ve updated Blacklight, The Markup’s privacy inspector, to help you understand how sites are tracking you.

Every time you open an email, someone may be watching, because hidden within it could lie a tracking pixel—one of the most potent marketing tools today. When you open an email, it quietly pings the ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — When you go online, whether from your phone, laptop or tablet, many times you’re being watched. A fact that many online users we spoke with say is becoming the norm. “It’s ...

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Meta Platforms has been hit with a cluster of privacy class actions, including one filed in federal court in New Jersey over the use of tracking pixels, which the ...