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Do ISPs Track and Sell Your Browsing Data?

When you’re shopping for a VPN or otherwise looking into your privacy, you’ll quickly run into claims that your internet service provider is collecting your data and selling it. Is that even true, though? What are the rules that govern what ISPs can and cannot do with your data? Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

How to Disable iCloud Sync for Desktop and Documents Folders on Mac

Using iCloud Drive, your Mac can sync the data in your Desktop and Documents folders between all your Apple devices. It’s handy, but it takes up iCloud storage space and might have privacy implications. If you’ve previously enabled this feature, here’s how to turn it off. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

What Is DuckDuckGo? Meet the Google Alternative for Privacy

DuckDuckGo is a privacy-focused search engine that doesn’t track you. This alternative to Google, Bing, and Yahoo is growing fast. Here’s an introduction to DuckDuckGo and a look at how it protects your privacy. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

How to Disable Randomized MAC Addresses on Android

For better privacy, devices running Android 10 or later use a randomized Wi-Fi MAC address by default. In some cases, you might want to disable this feature. Here’s how to do it. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

Column: Privacy or planet — the tough choice of doing away with paper receipts

Switching to digital-only receipts for transactions would be good for the environment. But it would be another nail in the coffin of your privacy.

Clearview AI uses your online photos to instantly ID you. That's a problem, lawsuit says

By scraping the web for photos and extracting unique biometric information, Clearview AI violates privacy and chills protected political speech, a lawsuit says.

Column: Facebook and Health Net hacks drive home the need for a national privacy law

Data breaches involving Facebook and Health Net highlight Americans’ vulnerability to hackers — and our lack of a national privacy law.

Column: Pandemic, not privacy, tops list of 2021 consumer trends. Let's change that

Market researcher Euromonitor predicts COVID will define 2021 consumer experiences. But their own report reveals a need for privacy safeguards.

Column: Do you really want Amazon's new drugstore knowing your medical condition?

The new Amazon Pharmacy offers customers convenience and potentially lower prices. But experts warn that users could be jeopardizing their privacy.