Some cybersecurity experts and regular users were surprised to learn about a Chrome tool that scans Windows computers for malware. But there’s no reason to freak out about it.

Amazon and Google have filed patent applications, many still under consideration, that outline how digital assistants can monitor more of what users say and do.

We need better options that are designed to protect our privacy.

Facebook said Wednesday that it believes most of its users could have had their public profile scraped by third parties.