Category: Privacy

We are all fighting robots . Chances are, you’ve tried various carrier apps, settings, and services to stop or at least mitigate the endless stream […]

Google Drive is finally launching the long-awaited “lock user” feature. Previously, you could remove people from a shared document or prevent them from downloading and […]

Venmo is handy, but the app comes with a privacy risk if not configured correctly. Fortunately, Venmo is releasing a new design for its mobile […]

If you’ve ever received an email from your bank, accountant, lawyer, or doctor (or any number of other professionals), you’ve likely seen the privacy disclaimer […]

Perhaps you have a few photos on your iPhone or iPad, which would you prefer not to stumble, or someone – else will stumble, for […]

Internet users increasingly want more anonymous browsing , which is having a big impact on advertising, e-commerce, and the online economy in general. If a […]

Every time you buy a game on Nintendo Switch eShop, Nintendo collects and transmits data about your purchases to Google Analytics. Nintendo has been doing […]

Audacity is an open source audio editor popular with podcasters and musicians. Audacity was acquired by Muse in May 2021 and this is where the […]

Dating people on dating apps can be fun, but the last thing most people want to see when swiping is faces from their past. Luckily, […]

On June 8, Amazon will launch a new feature called Sidewalk, which creates small, public internet networks powered by Echo smart speakers and Ring home […]

Many popular Android apps put your personal data at risk due to poorly secured third-party services, according to a report by Check Point Research . […]

WhatsApp’s new controversial privacy policy takes effect May 15, 2021. The updated agreement gives Facebook permission to collect your WhatsApp data , and many people […]

The Clubhouse may seem like an exclusive … well, a club, but you may find that it’s not for you when you finally try it […]

Even if your social media threats are more of a whimper or annoyance than a full-blown war from Internet strangers, you can still prevent images […]

Wouldn’t it be great if you could browse the web without worrying about your actions and activities being tracked, uploaded to a profile, and sold […]

T-Mobile is the current criminal in the world of mobile operators. Uncarrier is not ditching a new pink-tinted mobile data plan – a little more […]

You should always be a little skeptical about privacy when a new scent of the week meme comes out. This time it’s MyHeritage’s Deep Nostalgia […]

Apple recently updated its App Store and iOS privacy policies to force app developers to be more transparent about their data collection practices. As a […]

Like video chatting, screen sharing is now a must-have tool for anyone working or communicating from home. Unfortunately, sharing your device’s screen can be a […]

You can now enable the new ” Guest Mode ” on Google smart speakers and displays, such as Nest Audio, and make device sharing less […]

I hate to say “this is kind of the norm” when it comes to data breaches, but we’ll start again. The social media company Socialarks […]

Telegram’s new People Nearby feature shows a list of other nearby users and their approximate proximity to you, allowing you to create group chats based […]

Many messaging apps allow you to send disappearing messages, but Signal’s approach to the process is one of the best . This is another great […]

We all want to know who is hiding on our social media profiles, but the truth is, none of the major social media platforms will […]

Google collects data about everything you do while using its products and services. Sometimes this data is sold to advertisers; it is sometimes used to […]

Blocking site trackers is easy. Several popular web browsers block ads and trackers by default , and there are many third-party browser apps and add-ons […]

Google is rolling out new features for its current video chat apps, Googles Meet and Duo. Meet updates include a new background blur tool; it […]

Of course, anyone can just drive past your house to see what it looks like – all the tin foil in the world won’t protect […]

Readers who regularly attend protests are likely familiar with the Bridgefy messaging app and may even be using it. The application was originally conceived as […]

An improperly secured cloud database has exposed the personal information of over 235 million TikTok, Instagram and YouTube accounts. Hong Kong-based company Social Data unknowingly […]

Bugs found in Alexa’s web services could have allowed hackers to gain access to voice recordings and personal data stored on Amazon’s servers. Some of […]

Well, it could be worse. TikTok could be hit by a giant data breach that exposes your account credentials and private video clips to the […]

Did your Garmin watch suddenly stop working on Thursday? You’re not alone. The company was hit by an alleged ransomware attack that shut down all […]

If you and your roommates are completely new to BitTorrent, or you’ve downloaded enough Linux distributions, open source movies, and concert recordings to get your […]

Covering your webcam is one of the oldest privacy tips, but some MacBook owners have made the annoying discovery that third-party covers can damage your […]

If you’ve ever logged into a third-party app or website using your Facebook account, you should take a moment and update a few security settings. […]

Does your voice assistant often seem too impatient to intervene ? A recent study by the Ruhr University in Bochum and the Max Planck Institute […]

Recent social media posts (which I won’t link to, but you can easily find them by searching Twitter) claim that Apple and Google are installing […]

If you use WhatsApp’s Click to Chat feature, your phone number may appear in Google search results. Click to Chat allows users to create URL […]

Just like turning off GPS on your phone or limiting the data you share with Google , people have a right to digital privacy, but […]