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 ...

Tech giants like Google and Meta track Internet users with invisible pixels, create shadow profiles for non-users, while sectors like US healthcare face risks of patient data being shared with third p ...

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 ...

50 major US retailers sent 42B marketing emails in 28 days. 80% used tracking pixels to monitor clicks, devices, and location. Proton Mail calls the tactics "an engineered assault on privacy." A new ...

Online tracking tools such as pixels are moving to the forefront of the debate about healthcare policy. Last month, the American Hospital Association and several allies in Texas sued the U.S. Health ...

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

Find out how TikTok tracks you even if you don't use the app or have a profile: it collects your data and here's what you can do about it.

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