Everything is connected to the internet, and it's all trying to get your data, even your TV. Here's how to limit tracking while keeping apps like Netflix and Apple TV functional. There are multiple ...

LONDON (AP) — Smartphones are useful tools for everyday life, but they're privy to nearly everything about you, including all the places you've been — if you let them. When you use a map app to find ...

Cookies are data artifacts saved by web browsers on our internet-connected devices. They keep a record of the websites you visit, and in the case of first-party cookies, they're important for certain ...

It’s an uncomfortable truth that much of what we do online can be tracked in some fashion. We’ve all grown used to the idea that, unless you use a VPN, your web history can be followed easily by third ...

Safari’s content blockers effectively block trackers and other Bad Stuff on the web, but that only works in Apple’s browser. Any other app you install on your iPhone or iPad can send all kinds of ...

If you’re signed up for any digital newsletters, have an inbox full of marketing emails, or have particularly nosey colleagues, some of those emails are definitely being tracked without your knowledge ...

DuckDuckGo’s Android app has been able to block websites you visit from using third-party trackers to monitor your behavior since 2018. Now the browser can also block trackers in all the other Android ...

We live in a world where data about what you do is very valuable, and people who want this data constantly look for ways to collect it. Your email is one valuable resource, and it’s possible your ...

Thanks to App Tracking Transparency in iOS 14.5, it’s up to your to decide whether third-party applications track you. Graphic: Cult of Mac iPhone and iPad just got a significant new privacy ...

All Firefox users on desktop will now be protected by the browser's Total Cookie Protection feature by default. Mozilla calls it the browser's "strongest privacy protection to date," because it ...

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