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Is my phone listening to me? A step-by-step privacy check
Stories of phones listening to people and displaying ads for products they were just talking about have become widespread. Despite most major platforms stating the opposite, people often worry that th...
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How to turn on end-to-end encryption on iPhone
Your iPhone holds a vast amount of sensitive data: everything from messages and photos to health and financial records. Some types of data (like health data, passwords stored in iCloud Keychain, and p...
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Most secure messaging apps: Ranked and reviewed
Many messenger apps aren't secure: they might quietly collect metadata such as your contacts, chat length, device fingerprints, and location trails to feed ad networks and data brokers. And if your me...
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All you need to know about end-to-end encryption in WhatsApp
WhatsApp locks every personal chat, call, photo, and video with end-to-end encryption (E2EE). Only you and the person you talk to hold the cryptographic keys, so nobody in the middle, including WhatsA...
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What is bloatware, and how can you remove it?
Bloatware is a term that can refer to any unimportant app or service on your phone, although it’s most frequently applied to unwanted pre-installed apps. These apps consume important system resource...
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What is email tracking? How it works and how to stop it
Every day, billions of emails get opened, clicked, and quickly forgotten. But many of them come with invisible tools that quietly tell the sender when you opened the email, where you were, what device...
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What is browser fingerprinting? 7 ways to stop it
Just as we leave physical fingerprints on the surfaces we touch, we also leave digital fingerprints on the websites we visit. This online fingerprinting can quietly track you across the web, without t...
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Gmail end-to-end encryption: How to truly secure your emails
Gmail is one of the most widely used email services in the world, but is it truly secure? While Gmail does use encryption, it's not always as airtight as you might think. This is important to understa...
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Signal vs. WhatsApp: Which app offers better privacy
If you've ever worried about who can read your messages, you're not alone. Privacy has become one of the biggest concerns in our digital lives, and choosing the right messaging app is a big part of th...
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How to know if your smart TV is spying on you
Have you ever wondered how smart TVs are so much more affordable than they used to be? Unfortunately, the answer isn't that the TV companies are just being nice. The real reason is that smart TVs harv...
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