While providers of adware, or software-based marketing tools, continue to nudge their way into the reluctant embrace of online marketers, consumers have not been shy about speaking out against them, ...

Apple recently revealed a new set of rules that app developers must follow. From October, App Store developers will have to clearly and explicitly say just how users' personal data is used, secured ...

Call it spyware, or adware, or just plain annoying — but it’s everywhere. Programs designed to deliver pop-up advertising have multiplied like viruses in recent months and consumers should get used to ...

A French security researcher has stumbled upon an adware delivery scheme that involves clone websites that use legitimately-looking domain names to trick victims into downloading famous apps, but ...

As technology advances and more people come to rely on the Internet for information, leisure and business, it seems as if keeping your computer free of advertising is a daunting task. Not technically ...

The decision by adware leader Claria to postpone its initial public offering comes as the fast-growing business of advertising-supported software is increasingly coming under pressure. For years, ...