AvatarEddie PhillipsAvatarAvatarThis Android app reveals when other apps secretly use your mic or cameraverified_publisherTNW - Abhimanyu GhoshalApple introduced a nifty feature in iOS 14 that displays indicators on your iPhone or iPad every time an app begins using your mic or camera. That lets you know if your device is recording you when it shouldn’t. There have been loads of shady apps guilty of this on Android over the years, and Google …
AvatarEddie PhillipsAvatarAvatarThere's a way to delete the frightening amount of data Google has on youverified_publisherCNET - Dale SmithWe'll walk you through how to delete the information Google collects about you, from what you search to your location.
AvatarEddie PhillipsFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoHow to Disappear from the Internetreadersdigest.caTake these steps to erase your activity from the internet's long memory 19. You can do it … but should you? So that’s how to disappear completely from …
AvatarEddie PhillipsAvatarAvatarBrave to generate random browser fingerprints to preserve user privacyverified_publisherZDNET - Catalin Cimpanu"Brave's new approach aims to make every browser look completely unique, both between websites and between browsing sessions." The Brave browser is …
AvatarEddie PhillipsAvatarAvatarGoogle Chrome and other browsers let any website track you — here's how to stop itTom's Guide - By Paul WagenseilSAN FRANCISCO -- Your web browser is leaking far more information about you than you may realize, two researchers said at the RSA Conference here …
AvatarEddie PhillipsAvatarAvatarPrivacy-focused DuckDuckGo launches new effort to block online trackingverified_publisherCNET - Stephen ShanklandExclusive: Browser makers can and will use a carefully created and now freely shared list of companies that track your online activity.
AvatarEddie PhillipsAvatarAvatarMicrosoft Edge privacy settings to change right awayverified_publisherCNET - Clifford ColbyMicrosoft's brand-new Edge browser lets you control how much data you share when browsing.
AvatarEddie PhillipsAvatarAvatarIs Your Data Being Collected? These Signs Will Tell You WhereWIRED - Flavie HalaisAlphabet's Sidewalk Labs is testing icons that provide “digital transparency” when information is collected in public spaces. As cities incorporate …
AvatarEddie PhillipsAvatarAvatarWarning: An Android Security App With 1 Billion Downloads Is Recording Users’ Web BrowsingForbes - Thomas BrewsterIn February, Google threw 600 apps out of its Play store. Amongst those was an app called Clean Master, a security tool promising antivirus protection and private browsing. It had more than 1 billion installs before it was evicted and, despite Google’s ban, is one of Android’s most downloaded apps …
AvatarEddie PhillipsFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoWinston encrypts your home network, preventing Facebook, Google, and Amazon from tracking youyankodesign.com - Yanko DesignAlexa, Google, and Siri. It took just three words to absolutely erode our freedom and privacy. Don’t worry, I’m just as much a part of this as you …
AvatarEddie PhillipsAvatarAvatarMozilla Rolls Out Encrypted Browsing by Default for U.S. Firefox Usersverified_publisherGizmodo - Victoria SongToday, Mozilla is flipping on the switch to turn on encrypted DNS over HTTPS for U.S. users by default. If you’re unfamiliar with the tech, the pitch …
AvatarEddie PhillipsAvatarAvatarThis browser program erases you from webcam footage in real timeInput - J. FergusIt’s not perfect, but it’s better than a sticky note. Jason Mayes, a web engineer at Google, created a tool to provide some privacy from all the …