Category: privacy

  • Use Brave Private Browsing with Tor to Hide IP Address

    Use Brave Private Browsing with Tor to Hide IP Address

    Go to OSX Daily to read Use Brave Private Browsing with Tor to Hide IP Address If you’re looking to browse the web with a bit more anonymity and privacy than usual, the Brave browser offers a unique feature going beyond standard private browsing modes; and that is private browsing with TOR. Brave’s Private Browsing…

  • How to Download Everything Amazon Knows About You (It's a Lot)

    How to Download Everything Amazon Knows About You (It's a Lot)

    Read full article: at LifeHacker Here’s a fun thought experiment; picture the amount of personal data you think tech companies keep on you. Now, realize it’s actually way more than that (hmm, maybe this isn’t that fun). Even as privacy and security become more talked about in consumer tech, the companies behind our favorite products are…

  • How to Use Incognito Mode on Google Chrome for iPhone, iPad, Mac

    How to Use Incognito Mode on Google Chrome for iPhone, iPad, Mac

    Go to OSX Daily to read How to Use Incognito Mode on Google Chrome for iPhone, iPad, Mac Looking for a way to browse the web without having to delete your browsing history every now and then? If so, you may be interested in taking advantage of a privacy-oriented browser feature called Incognito mode that’s…

  • How to View & Remove Apps that Can Access Your Apple Music

    How to View & Remove Apps that Can Access Your Apple Music

    Go to OSX Daily to read How to View & Remove Apps that Can Access Your Apple Music Did you know that some third-party apps installed on your iPhone or iPad can access your Apple Music library? Of course, they can only access it if you granted access for some reason, but you may have…

  • How to Turn Off Siri on Apple Watch to Stop Siri Listening

    How to Turn Off Siri on Apple Watch to Stop Siri Listening

    Go to OSX Daily to read How to Turn Off Siri on Apple Watch to Stop Siri Listening Don’t want Apple Watch to always be listening for the “Hey Siri” command? You can turn off Siri on Apple Watch if you want to stop it from listening to you, ready to take your commands. We’ll…

  • How to Remove Old Devices from Apple ID on Mac

    How to Remove Old Devices from Apple ID on Mac

    Go to OSX Daily to read How to Remove Old Devices from Apple ID on Mac If you’ve owned a variety of Apple devices over the years, you may eventually get to a point where you have sold, handed down, or traded away some of those older Macs, iPhones, iPads, or other Apple hardware. Whatever…

  • How to Send Disappearing Messages in Signal

    How to Send Disappearing Messages in Signal

    Go to OSX Daily to read How to Send Disappearing Messages in Signal Signal messenger has an interesting privacy feature that allows messages to disappear after a set amount of time. It’s a handy feature that is compelling to some privacy advocates, so if you’re interested in checking it out read along. Many users have…

  • How to Lock Signal with Face ID or Touch ID on iPhone

    How to Lock Signal with Face ID or Touch ID on iPhone

    Go to OSX Daily to read How to Lock Signal with Face ID or Touch ID on iPhone Want to add some extra on-device security to Signal? You can protect your conversations in Signal with a passcode lock feature, allowing you to require face ID or Touch ID to access Signal conversations. Signal has rapidly…

  • How to Disable Location Services on HomePod

    How to Disable Location Services on HomePod

    Go to OSX Daily to read How to Disable Location Services on HomePod Location Services are enabled by default on the HomePod, so that if you ask HomePod or HomePod mini things like what the weather is, it will be able to tell you. But if you’re not actually making use of location features, or…

  • How to Tell Which Apps Can See Your Private iPhone Data

    How to Tell Which Apps Can See Your Private iPhone Data

    Read full article: at LifeHacker Every year, Apple releases new features that both improve data privacy on the iPhone, and set a new benchmark for the industry as a whole. With iOS 15, it’s all about transparency. iOS 15.2 brings a new feature called App Privacy Report that provides a visual, easy-to-read report of all…