The new advertisement system adopted by Google requires consumers to manually turn off Chrome ad topics in case they want to be assured of maximum privacy. Chrome ...

Another day, another “feature” turned on in a load-bearing app that you might want to turn off. For Gmail users, there is an automatic opt-in that may allow Google access to your emailed data (think: ...

Gmail users are warned to disable Smart Features amid privacy concerns as Google may scan emails for AI training which can ...

Android phones are lauded for being feature-rich and highly customizable. However, most of them have a lot of baked-in features that are enabled by default. This is often done to offer a smooth and ...

Your iPhone operates with a range of system services running in the background. While some are essential for core functionality, others may unnecessarily consume battery life, processing power, and ...

As with every other major carrier, T-Mobile doesn't exactly have a sterling track record when it comes to keeping user data private. You might remember the T-Mobile hack that impacted tens of millions ...

Privacy is personal, so you shouldn’t treat the settings I listed here as a checklist. Treat them as suggestions. Your tolerance for data collection and the ...

Jake Peterson is Lifehacker’s Senior Technology Editor. He has a BFA in Film & TV from NYU, where he specialized in writing. Jake has been helping people with their technology professionally since ...

Disabling ACR on your TV is a simple process that protects your privacy.

For the first year or two after the launch of ChatGPT, it felt like AI was all you ever heard about. Today, it’s everywhere you look, too. Apple and Samsung have added AI to their phones. Meta ...

Looking to connect a device to the UB Devices or UB Connect networks at UB? Make sure to turn off the Private Wi-Fi Address setting first to prevent you from having to continuously re-register your ...