Apple’s privacy-focused ‘nutrition labels’ for apps are only a start
Do you trust companies like Facebook to accurately and completely tell you how, and to what extent, their apps monitor and track you both on your phone and across the…
The best cheap VPN services in June 2020
Don’t be fooled. The best VPN services aren’t always the most expensive. By Johirul Hassan2020-06-08 11:16:20 UTC Newsflash: the best VPN providers aren’t always the most expensive. In fact, some…
Contact-tracing app caught sharing location data with Foursquare
Contact-tracing apps are problematic, and that’s before they violate their own privacy policies. The Care19 app, developed for the North Dakota Department of Health by developer ProudCrowd, was intended to…
A beer app is the latest privacy thorn in the U.S. military’s side
Some people really just shouldn’t post. Falling into that category, again, are members of the U.S. military who share photos of beer and digitally “check in” to their favorite watering…
North Dakota launched a contact-tracing app. It’s not going well.
Contact-tracing apps have been hailed as a crucial tool in the battle against the coronavirus. But as states rush to release their own home-baked versions, not everything has gone to…
How to wipe a hard drive on your PC or Mac
Putting files in the recycle bin doesn’t erase them completely. Here’s how to ditch your HDD data for good.
How to set up a VPN
Setting up a VPN couldn’t be easier. If you want more control over your connection, we have tips for that too.