Studies show that about half of U.S. parents now use location-tracking apps to monitor their teens.

80% of parents in one survey track their kids’ locations. Trackers on the market range from inexpensive Bluetooth tags to GPS ...

Trends change, technology advances, yet teenagers always seem to stay the same. They find new ways to maintain social relevance — often by doing things older generations don’t understand. (Don’t ...

News broke last week that a company has been tracking millions of smartphone users over long periods of time without any opt-in permission or notification, potentially violating state and federal laws ...

I refused to track my teens' phones for years. Then I discovered my daughters had been secretly tracking my location instead.

You can see all of the locations your iPhone thinks are significant and turn off the location features in Settings. Image: D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac If you’re uncomfortable with social media apps ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Is your child ready for some independence, but you’re not ready to give them a smartphone? More parents are turning to GPS ...

In an age when privacy concerns are at the forefront of technological discussions, many smartphone users believe that turning off their location services ensures their movements remain private.

LONDON — Smartphones are useful tools for everyday life, but they’re privy to nearly everything about you, including all the places you’ve been — if you let them. When you use a map app to find the ...

Therapist Cheryl Groskopf has seen teens “spiral” when they spot their friend at a party they weren’t invited to, or “because someone didn’t respond fast enough, but ‘was clearly at home.’” miniseries ...