Years ago, back when I used Windows Vista, I got so annoyed by the constant User Account Control (UAC) pop-ups asking for permission seemingly every time I did anything that I downloaded an app that ...

With today’s release of macOS Sequoia 15.1 beta 6, Apple is making another change to screen recording permissions. The company says that this should mean users see fewer permission dialog popups on ...

I’m sorry to share that the release version of macOS 15 Sequoia has shipped with the excessive permissions prompts I wrote about in “Apple Reduces Excessive Sequoia Permission Requests, Shifts to ...

A troubling new privacy concern has come to light for smartphone users as they discover many apps secretly record their ...

With iOS 26, Apple will lift its resolution restrictions when it comes to screen recording. Don't miss out on our latest stories. Add PCMag as a preferred source on Google. The upcoming iOS 26 upgrade ...

T-Mobile may be spying on your phone, but it's not as bad as it sounds. Earlier this week, T-Mobile users started noticing an ominously titled feature called "screen recording tool" appear in their ...