Should you delete your 23andMe account data? (And can you?)
If you use 23andMe, the popular DNA ancestry and traits service, should you tell the company to delete your...
Tag Archives: Privacy
How to avoid exposing your IP or location in FaceTime, WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, X, and other apps
Many popular messaging apps, including FaceTime, WhatsApp, Telegram, and Facebook Messenger, also include audio and video calling functionality. But...
Is Safari as private as Apple claims in its ads? Here are 6 reasons why it isn’t
Apple’s ads imply that Safari magically grants you perfect privacy. But how private is Safari, in reality? Here are...
Facebook wants to use YOUR content to train its AI—and you can’t opt out, if outside Europe
Facebook wants to use all your content to train its AI, but you can't opt out unless you live...
Safari, Chrome, Firefox: Which is the most private browser for Mac?
Everyone needs a web browser. While Safari comes pre-installed on Macs, many people choose to use a different browser...
Google forced to delete Chrome Incognito mode’s private browsing data
Google is in the doghouse for falsely claiming it couldn’t delete billions of data records it collected via Chrome’s...
AT&T data breach exposes 70 million records; here’s how to protect yourself
AT&T warns of a past data breach that has just been exposed much more publicly. Here is everything you...
How to switch search engines in Safari or Chrome—and why you should
Using a different search engine than the default requires you to manually make a change. Here’s how to change...
How to Turn Off Facebook’s Link History Data-Gathering Tool
Facebook has a new feature to store links you visit on its mobile app. You can turn this off;...
How to easily remove old Facebook posts and X/Twitter tweets
If you have an old Facebook or Twitter/X account, you may have hundreds of old posts. It might be...