Privacy
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Your apps' default settings don't put your privacy first
Default settings never have your bests interests in mind, so check them out!
privacy
1.1.1.1
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How to change DNS settings on your Google Wifi
If you want to change your Google Wifi's DNS resolver, it's easy. Here's how to do it!
Take it back
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How to get all of your data back from Google
Google stores a lot of your personal data, so it's great that you can get it back easily.
Privacy
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Amazon Alexa: What kind of data does Amazon get from me?
Amazon wants your data to build a shopping and advertisement profile, not sell it to the highest bidder.
ignorance as an excuse
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People need to take some responsibility for their privacy violations
I think at this point we all can agree that the Facebooks of the world really are evil and it's all their fault. Or can we?
Android & Chill
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'Who' is more important than 'how' when it comes to data collection
Claiming "you are the product" is the lazy way to talk about companies that collect data.
Privacy and you
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The CLOUD Act and Google: How it affects your data
What is the CLOUD Act and what does it mean when it comes to my privacy as a Google customer?
Giving away the farm
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Facebook never earned your trust and now we're all paying the price
No laws were broken when Cambridge Analytica collected the data of 50 million Facebook users and used it to influence the election for president of the United States. There was no leak and no breach; just gross negligence — and that's terrifying.
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Privacy
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Does Google sell your personal data?
Google doesn't sell your data to the highest bidder. What they do with it is far more interesting and something everyone should understand.
Bad move
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Google has been collecting Android users' cell tower location, but why?
Google failed to disclose a pretty severe privacy violation and that's bad for everyone, especially Android users.
Modern Dad
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Encrypt your family: How to send safer, smarter messages
I just wanted my family's messaging habits to be a little more secure. And the move was easier than I expected.
Ask AC
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Protecting your browser history from a snoopy ISP
There's no foolproof way to be 100% anonymous, but you don't have to just give away your data without a fight.
Making the internet great again
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U.S. Senate votes to strip away Americans' online privacy
Your service provider needs permission to sell your private information under current rules. But that might be changing if the House follows the Senate's lead on S.J Res 34.
Private eyes only
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Three privacy tips for your new Android
Your digital life is only as private as you make it. Here's a little help so you don't feel overwhelmed.
GIVING YOU CONTROL
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Google makes it easier to personalize your online ads
Google is working to make it easier for those who rely on its services and platforms to control what adverts are displayed on PCs, smartphones and other connected hardware.
Mastering Galaxy S7
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Understanding Private Mode on the Samsung Galaxy S7
You want to keep your information safe and may even want to keep it a secret. That’s where Samsung’s Private mode comes in.
The encryption debate
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Google lukewarm response to Apple's encryption firestorm
Not with a bang, but with a whimper. That's what comes to mind when you consider the response Google finally gave to Apple standing up for the right for its customers to encrypt their data.
Security and privacy
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Google CEO weighs in on Apple CEO's encryption fight
Google CEO Sundar Pichai, in a string of tweets this afternoon, has weighed in on the lengthy message Apple CEO Tim Cook penned to customers and the U.S. government — and, frankly, the world — regarding encryption on personal devices.
The right to be forgotten
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France tells Google to expand 'right to be forgotten'
French privacy watchdog has ordered Google to remove search results delisted through the "right to be forgotten" ruling from all instances of the search engine.