How to Opt Out of Data Collection by Data Brokers
Photo: Jacob Lund (Shutterstock) Each time you accept the privacy policies and terms of service on any app or website, there’s a chance some of your data is being sold.…
Why Edge Is Blocking YouTube (and How to Fix It)
YouTube is perhaps the best place on the internet to kick back, relax, and watch free long-form videos for hours on end. And whether you’re trying to watch a video…
This Five-Year Subscription to OysterVPN Is $30 Right Now
Image: OysterVPN This five-year subscription to OysterVPN is on sale for $30 right now (reg. $149). It has over 154 servers globally and offers privacy across five devices with no…
Use These New Google Privacy Tools to Protect Your Data
The internet is anything but private—a quick Google search of your name will prove that. But just because our information is out there doesn’t mean we need to give up…
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…
Deleting Threads Is the Least of Your Meta Privacy Concerns
In less than two days, over 30 million users joined Meta’s new Twitter-like social media app, Threads. But the nascent platform is already facing scrutiny from users and critics. One…
There’s Finally a Way to Silence Spam Calls on WhatsApp
Photo: wichayada suwanachun (Shutterstock) WhatsApp’s VoIP calls are fast, free, and often better than old-fashioned cellular calls (given your wifi is strong enough). In some parts of the world, it’s…
Stop Strava From Revealing Your Home Address
Strava makes it easy to show not just friends and family your exercise routes, but the entire Strava community. While this feature is supposed to be entirely anonymous, researchers have…
The Best Ways to Make Your Balcony More Private
Nice weather means more time spent outside, whether in your yard, on your porch, or out on your apartment or condo balcony. But balconies don’t always offer a lot of…
I Got Investigated by the Secret Service. Here’s How to Not Be Me
Unfortunately, my thought process wasn’t that complex when I suddenly had to talk to a federal agent on my phone about what I’d posted to Twitter. “Can I take a…