Smishing is the practice of sending text messages disguised as a reputable source, like the U.S. Postal Service.

The great musical prophet Tom Petty once said, “Waiting is the hardest part,” and truer words have never been spoken. And no ...

Perhaps one of the most popular scams is "smishing," which, in the case of holiday mail, appears as fraudulent text messages indicating package tracking. Undisclosed texts with questionable ...

The Secret Service admitted tracking users via location data from mobile apps without obtaining legal consent.

Package carriers are starting to tag some shipments with devices that emit signals tracking the exact whereabouts of parcels ...

The Gmail package-tracking feature was first launched in 2022, allowing users to tap on an email to get a summary of a package's status, including when it was shipped and when it's expected to arrive.

The holiday season, for many, is more of a shopping season – and with lots of online shopping comes the need to track a lot of packages. Google, however, is making keeping track of all those ...

Smishing is the practice of sending text messages disguised as a reputable source, such as the U.S. Postal Service.

To opt into package tracking, just click "Allow" on the bottom of the summary card. If you'd rather not take advantage of summary cards, you can still use Gmail's package tracking feature ...