Facebook doesn't have the best reputation when it comes to personal privacy, but that doesn't mean the social media platform doesn't try. Buried in Facebook's privacy settings are a wealth of options ...

Google Messages now lets you control who sees your profile picture and name through the Profile discovery feature. Users can choose from three privacy settings: everyone they message, only contacts, ...

Intrigued by AI but concerned about giving it too much of your personal data? Here's how to tweak Copilot's memory, opt out ...

Privacy issues and privacy controls on Facebook are ever-changing and confusing. I've read through hundreds of comments and emails from readers just like you who are ...

Windows 11 hides a surprisingly powerful privacy switch in a place most people never think to look, and leaving it at the default can quietly expose more about your habits than you realize. I’ve spent ...

Blake has over a decade of experience writing for the web, with a focus on mobile phones, where he covered the smartphone boom of the 2010s and the broader tech scene. When he's not in front of a ...

Ah, Google. We couldn't live without its search engine, Gmail, and especially YouTube. Its services are practically ubiquitous, and the world would reel from the loss if it were to vanish tomorrow.

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 ...

If you’re a Verizon, AT&T, or T-Mobile customer, you might be surprised by how much information you agree to share with your provider the moment you sign up. Some of this is expected, such as your ...

If the “Restart Office to apply changes to your privacy settings” message keeps popping up on your Windows 11/10 PC, read this post to learn how to fix the issue. Many users have reported that this ...

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 ...