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 ...

Your iPhone might feel like a secure little vault for your personal information, but some of its default settings can compromise your privacy without you realizing it. From location tracking to ad ...

In today’s digital age, optimizing your Windows operating system for speed and privacy is essential. Many default settings can slow down your PC performance or compromise your personal information.

Android 15’s new privacy features put powerful mobile security settings and advanced data controls right at your fingertips. Pixabay, Dele_o When the new Android 15 privacy settings arrived, they had ...

Find My Device’s offline tracking only works when a lot of people have the right settings, but Google initially rolled the feature out with the worst settings possible, essentially making the network ...

Most modern tech lets you open a settings menu to adjust how the device works. Whether it’s a smartphone, computer, tablet, smart speaker, game console, headset, keyboard, or something else, settings ...

There are users of Android’s Find My Device network who have complained about performance issues with tracker detection. Apparently, this is because the Find My Device network’s “aggregation by ...

VPNs (virtual private networks) are a powerful tool for securing your internet connection. They protect your data by encrypting it, making it harder for hackers or even your internet service provider ...

Roku, Fire, and Chromecast TVs may collect viewing, usage, and screen‑content data. You can disable or limit data collection via privacy/ACR settings. Full privacy requires disconnecting the TV from ...

Strava is one of the best running apps out there and is probably the friendliest social media app I've downloaded on my phone. I’m on it almost daily, whether to log my own workouts or to check in on ...

Starting today, those who own an Echo smart speaker or Echo Show display won't be able to block their devices from sending all voice recordings to Amazon for analysis. The retail juggernaut's ...

Not all web browsers are created equal when it comes to protecting your privacy. Here's which browser to avoid and which ones to use instead. As much as the internet has changed over the past ...