Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Update, Nov. 24, 2024: This story, originally published Nov.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Update, March 24, 2025: This story, originally published March ...

Take control of your privacy by updating these critical Google account settings: pause Web & App Activity, disable Search and Ad Personalization, pause Timeline, review and remove third-party app ...

Google’s move to shift Maps Timeline data from the web to local device storage has caused widespread backup issues. Many users report being unable to restore or access their Timeline data, with no ...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has secured a historic $1.375 billion settlement with Google, marking the largest state-level data privacy settlement in U.S. history. The agreement reportedly ...

Earlier this month, when U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta issued penalties against Google for monopolizing the search engine market, he stopped short of the harshest ones — like forcing the breakup of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When signed in to your Google account, your searches, clicked links, images, and videos are tracked. Things like your IP address, ...

When signed in to your Google account, your searches, clicked links, images, and videos are tracked. Things like your IP address, device, and which ads you click are tracked even when you're not ...