9 Ways to Make Google Chrome Safer and More Private
Google Chrome’s default settings are (surprise!) far from ideal for those who care about their privacy and security. And if you’re one of those people—but aren’t ready to jump ship…
Evil Week: Things You Can Do on the Dark Web That Aren’t Illegal
Welcome to Evil Week, our annual dive into all the slightly sketchy hacks we’d usually refrain from recommending. Want to weasel your way into free drinks, play elaborate mind games,…
You Can Stop Instagram From Tracking You Across Other Sites and Apps
Image: Meta It’s tough to use the internet without being tracked, but it’s not impossible. Companies are starting to hand us tools to help, such as Apple’s App Tracking Transparency…
Kagi Lets You Search the Internet Without Ads (but It Will Cost You)
When you think searching the internet, you undoubtedly think of Google (unless you’re the one person who thinks first of Bing). The search giant is ubiquitous because it’s fast, free,…
What People Are Getting Wrong This Week: Phone Surveillance
Yesterday I asked my wife what she wanted for her birthday. She told me she’d like a cordless Dremel. Later, I was served an advertisement for—you guessed it— a cordless…
You Should Really Try Out DuckDuckGo’s Windows Beta
Screenshot: DuckDuckGo If you’re looking for a privacy focused browser for your Windows PC, try DuckDuckGo’s browser and see if it works for you. It’s in public beta right now,…
You Can Sign Up for Google’s AI Chatbot Right Now
2023 is already the year of consumer AI. You can find ChatGPT and GPT language models in Microsoft Bing’s AI search, DuckDuckGo, as well as many other programs—but it’s not…
You Can Try DuckDuckGo’s AI Search Right Now
Everyone wants in on AI these days, and for good reason. AI programs and services are pulling in millions of active users and dominating headlines. ChatGPT alone reached 100 million…
Download This App If You Use Multiple Browsers on Your Mac
Screenshot: Velja While the dream of having one perfect web browser to use on your Mac sounds nice, for most of us, it isn’t reality. Different browsers have different strengths…
How to Always Find Free Wifi
Photo: StNewton (Shutterstock) The rise of unlimited data plans means fewer of us are desperate for wifi. Mobile hotspots make it easy to pass a smartphone’s data plan over to…