7 computer maintenance tasks you should do every month – Popular Science
We’ve collected seven of the most important computer maintenance tips, and they apply to both Windows and macOS. They’re not… read more
How to Keep Your Personal Data a Little More Private While Pursuing Higher Education – The Markup
As coursework has moved online, college students face pervasive tracking and are banding together to protect their privacy. These are… read more
Your Smart Devices Are Trying to Manipulate You With ‘Dark Patterns’ – Consumer Reports
At first glance, many dark patterns seem like mere annoyances. One common trick, for example, is to display a preselected… read more
How to Make Sure You’re Not Accidentally Sharing Your Location – Wired
What happens if you distinctly remember turning location tracking off on a device, yet your position is still popping up… read more
Apple Is Tracking You Even When Its Own Privacy Settings Say It’s Not, New Research Says – Gizmodo
The App Store appeared to harvest information about every single thing you did in real time, including what you tapped… read more
A Former Hacker’s Guide to Boosting Your Online Security – ProPublica
Ngô Minh Hiếu was once a fearsome hacker who spent 7 1/2 years incarcerated in the U.S. for running an… read more
You Should Change These TikTok Privacy Settings – LifeHacker
Up your TikTok privacy game, including contact syncing / sharing, two-factor authentication, camera / mic permissions, and tracking. Learn more:… read more
Stop giving companies your phone number. Do this instead. – Fast Company
Facebook and Twitter admit that marketers accessed the phone numbers people gave them for security verification. Fortunately, there are other… read more
Why spy?: Surveillance, students, and libraries [peer/professional workshop series]
Designed for academic librarians and higher education professionals, this three-part workshop series explores personal data privacy, intellectual privacy, and the… read more
Oh, Facebook changed its privacy settings again – TechCrunch
“Settings are now grouped into six broad categories, each containing several related settings: Account, Preferences, Audience and Visibility, Permissions, Your… read more