Category: Privacy

You know those robocalls and random messages you receive throughout the day? If you’re wondering how these marketers and phishers got your numbers, worried about […]

Between facial recognition technology and your phone’s habit of embedding metadata (including geolocation data) into every photo you take, sharing photos can feel like a […]

After confirming in September that lockdown as we know it would soon disappear from X, Elon Musk’s social media company began rolling out the changes […]

Data leaks are an unfortunate but common occurrence these days. A couple of months ago, we learned of a leak of 2.9 billion data records […]

Whether they like them or not, advertising rules the world. This is the reason why so much content is available for free, or at least […]

Google has a policy against targeting ads to minors , but it has been noticed. A report from The Financial Times claims that the company’s […]

Election season already takes up enough mental space, so Reddit is allowing its users to retain a modicum of sanity by allowing them to opt […]

If you’ve been waiting for a cookie-free internet, I’m sorry to have to break the bad news: Google is officially canceling its plans to kill […]

It’s no secret that Google records your activities—in Chrome, on Google Maps, as you search the web —to serve ads more specifically targeted to you […]

Meta today became the second company accused of violating Europe’s Digital Markets Act, a week after the EU threatened Apple with a $38 billion fine […]

Some companies are easy to leave. If I decide I don’t like Coca-Cola anymore, I can just stop drinking Coca-Cola. Of course, the company makes […]

Saying that “Google is a privacy nightmare” in 2024 probably isn’t telling you anything you don’t already know. It’s no secret that one of the […]

Google Maps Street View is a game changer for digital exploration: wherever Google cameras are, you can check it out for yourself without even leaving […]

Slack users online— on Mastodon , Threads , and Hackernews —have reacted with alarm to a little-known privacy page that describes how their Slack conversations, […]

On April 24, President Joe Biden signed a bill that could ban TikTok in the United States unless it transfers its U.S. operations to a […]

Sometimes it seems that privacy as a concept has disappeared from the world. Advertisers seem to know everything about you, serving up eerily accurate ads […]

Do you keep receiving unwanted messages from random WhatsApp groups that you never asked to join? Spam groups can be annoying, but you can change […]

If you’re looking for a better alternative to traditional free email services like Gmail, I highly recommend giving Proton Mail a try. The service is […]

If you use Discord, beware: your activity—both in public messages and voice channels—could be copied and sold online for as little as $5. 404Media originally […]

Modern cars are simply incredible. Getting behind the wheel of a new car is like climbing into the cockpit of a spaceship, especially if you’re […]

On Thursday, DuckDuckGo announced a new three-in-one subscription service, Privacy Pro , which it hopes will help customers further protect their online privacy. The package […]

Telegram wants to give you a Premium subscription for free. If you like the app and want to take advantage of extra features like 4GB […]

It’s one thing to be vaguely aware that privacy no longer exists. We live in a world filled with doorbell cameras , so your chances […]

If you have a WordPress website or a Tumblr blog, you’ve probably created and published a significant amount of content there. While we all know […]

Everything you type into your browser contains a clue to your identity. Here, a VPN (virtual private network) works as a gatekeeper to protect your […]

About three billion people use Facebook every month, and it makes sense that some of them, for privacy reasons or on a whim, won’t always […]

If you’re in a Facebook group and feel like sharing an opinion but don’t want your name attached to it, you can do so. Facebook’s […]

We all know that our digital lives are driven by algorithms, but rarely do we get to look behind the scenes and see how that […]

It’s no secret that X, formerly known as Twitter, is a shell of its former self. Spam is rampant, verification badges mean nothing , and […]

I love blocking people on Instagram. It’s so powerful to deny them access to me. But this power trip is admittedly a little short-sighted at […]

You should never be ashamed to be rude to the block button on Facebook. Blocking someone on social media is freeing, an exercise in boundary […]

Blink cameras are some of the best-known security cameras on the market, and right now Best Buy is selling two third-generation Blink Outdoor security cameras […]

Google is finally getting rid of cookies . It’s an odd claim considering the company has made many of its billions through Internet cookies. But […]

If I told you that governments are spying on you through your smartphone, would you be surprised? Probably no. We all know those little black […]

The Internet is a wild place. Some of them are suitable for consumption in any environment, but most of them are NSFW for one reason […]

In case you missed it, governments and law enforcement agencies can spy on you through push notifications . It’s not healthy; in fact, there are […]

WhatsApp’s Chat Lock feature is a reliable way to separate your private conversations from those you don’t mind sharing publicly. If someone opened your WhatsApp […]

Even though WhatsApp is owned by the data-hungry company Meta, it is known for its secure messaging. This is because the app has long offered […]

Using the Internet without being monitored is difficult, but it is possible. Companies are starting to give us tools to help, like Apple’s App Tracking […]

Whenever you accept the privacy policy and terms of service of any application or website, there is a possibility that some of your data will […]