Did you know the average person unlocks their smartphone 150 times daily, leaving a trail of personal data ready for the ...

Twitter is a great place to get up-to-the-minute news, find thoughts posted live by public figures, and more. But the app reveals more than you may think. If you create a Twitter account, the default ...

Go to Gemini Settings > Personal Context to see for yourself. There is a toggle for Your past chats with Gemini for Gemini’s ...

For X (Twitter), just go to Settings and Support > Settings and Privacy. Then select Security and account access > Security. From here if you make sure that 2FA is on, you also get the benefit of ...

Concerned about Gmail privacy? Learn how to turn off smart AI features, what Google says about data use, and steps to keep ...

Steve from Hartford, Connecticut, like many Americans, is baffled by Google’s settings and recently sent in this email question. Here's what he asked: "I have my Google Web & Activity, Location ...

Whether through the ads it serves, queries it handles, emails it scans, or sensors it tracks, Google knows a lot about you. Most of that information’s given voluntarily with the understanding that ...

Rae Hodge was a senior editor at CNET. She led CNET's coverage of privacy and cybersecurity tools from July 2019 to January 2023. As a data-driven investigative journalist on the software and services ...

Google released the first public version of its Android 12 operating system toward the end of October—but not for everyone. It rolled out on Google-made Pixel phones first and is gradually trickling ...

Jake Peterson is Lifehacker’s Senior Technology Editor. He has a BFA in Film & TV from NYU, where he specialized in writing. Jake has been helping people with their technology professionally since ...

It will be news to no one that Facebook has a poor reputation when it comes to protecting your data. Thankfully, there are ways to reclaim your data from Facebook’s many privacy downfalls. Even if you ...

If you're using X on your computer's web browser, here's how to delete your account. Again, before you close it down, consider creating an archive of your posts. 2. On the left menu, select More > ...