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As you probably know by now, Windows 10 is a nightmare when it comes to privacy.
Truth be told, if you accept all of Windows 10’s default privacy settings you won’t have much privacy at all while you’re using your PC.
There are almost two dozen important privacy settings that need to be changed in order to lock down your privacy as much as possible, but unfortunately they’re scattered all over the place throughout your Windows 10 installation. [Read more…]
Although I wasn’t all that impressed with Windows 11 initially, I’ve grown accustomed to it and I now feel a lot better about recommending the update from Windows 10.
But that being said, like Windows 10 before it, Windows 11’s default privacy settings are extremely invasive.
Luckily, you can change a number of privacy settings to make both Windows 11 and Windows 10 just as stingy with your personal info as their predecessors were, but Microsoft has scattered those many settings all around the various nooks and crannies of the Windows user interface.
Question from Audrey: Hi, Rick! I have a Facebook question for you.
Is there any way to block people from tagging me in their posts?
I hate it when I’m tagged in a photo or status update that’s embarrassing or doesn’t even pertain to me in some way.
Thanks in advance for your help.
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]
If you use any of Apple’s services the company wants you to know they take your privacy very seriously.
To prove it, they have updated the Apple website’s Privacy Page with detailed explanations about how they created every Apple service with your privacy in mind. [Read more…]
Do you use a dating app on your phone or tablet?
If so, it’s probably selling or otherwise sharing your personal info with dozens of other companies.
According to this ABC News report from 2020, the Norwegian Consumer Council has discovered that “serious privacy infringements” are being perpetrated by the companies behind several of the world’s most popular dating apps.
And guess what? Many dating apps are still doing it.
In short, the apps are selling or otherwise sharing the personal info from user accounts with at least 135 other third-party companies and services.