From data being sent and received in milliseconds to complex algorithms determining what appears on our screens, there's a lot that happens behind the scenes when we browse the web. Cookies are ...

Sachin Bahal is a freelance tech writer. He has a bachelor's in journalism from Toronto Metropolitan University and studied journalism and photography at Durham College. A tech geek since childhood, ...

Whether to protect against identity theft, to protect our privacy or to regain control over our information, there are numerous reasons for wanting to delete personal data from the internet. And there ...

Every browser keeps a record of every single website you visit, known as search history. Search history proves beneficial at times, such as when you have to revisit ...

This quick settings check can improve privacy and performance in seconds This article explains how to delete cookies on an iPhone. Instructions apply to Safari and ...

Our lives are more online than ever before. From social media profiles and online shopping accounts to public records and data broker sites, our personal information is constantly being collected, ...

It sounds impossible and it ultimately is, but you can get surprisingly close to deleting yourself from the internet in 2025. Here’s how. There are many reasons you might want to “delete yourself” ...

Q: How does a digital fingerprinting differ from a cookie? A: The notion that you could be anonymous on the Internet was an attraction in the early day, but it’s quite obvious that those days are long ...

Google said late Monday it is reversing a long-planned move to ditch third-party cookies — a critical way for advertisers to track consumers' web activity. In a blog post, the U.S. internet giant said ...

Jake Peterson is Lifehacker’s Tech Editor, and has been covering tech news and how-tos for nearly a decade. His team covers all things technology, including AI, smartphones, computers, game consoles, ...