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Windows: Lock down your privacy with Microsoft’s ‘Privacy Dashboard’

Posted on February 21, 2022

As you probably know by now, Microsoft designed Windows 10 and Windows 11 to be quite intrusive when it comes to your privacy.

By default, the operating system collects all sorts of sensitive user data and stores it on your PC’s hard drive and/or sends it back to Microsoft via the Internet.

Luckily, most of Windows’ “spying” can be either mitigated somewhat or disabled completely if you know where to look for the various settings.

Unfortunately, finding (and understanding) all of the relevant privacy settings can be a challenge to say the least. [Read more…]

How to disable ‘Face Recognition’ on Facebook (and why you might want to)

Posted on October 12, 2021

Facebook now has a feature called Face Recognition, and some folks aren’t all that fond of it due to the privacy implications.

In a nutshell, Facebook’s new Face Recognition feature works something like this:

When another user uploads a new photo or video to his/her account Facebook will compare it to YOUR profile picture and any photos you’re tagged in to see if you’re in that new photo.

If Facebook’s scan determines that your face is indeed included in that photo or video you’ll be sent a notification that someone has posted a picture/video that has you in it. [Read more…]

Did you know other companies share info about you with Facebook?

Posted on September 24, 2021

You might no be aware of this, but many of the companies you do business with and websites you visit share information about your activities with Facebook.

While most of the info they share about you is fairly generic and non-user specific, some of the info shared by less reputable companies can be quite detailed.

This data sharing scheme is called Off-Facebook Activity and this page discusses which types of data most of Facebook’s partner companies share with them.

[Read more…]

Q&A: Will someone I unblock on Facebook be able to see my posts?

Posted on July 31, 2021

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Question from Callie:  I had a casual friend on Facebook who started leaving hateful comments on my posts after he found out that my politics are different than his.

It got so bad that I eventually got mad enough to block him.

But now I’m having second thoughts about blocking him because I recently found out that his daughter and my daughter are great friends in real life.

The reason I blocked him instead of just unfriending him was to make sure he wouldn’t be able to see my posts.

My question is will he be able to see my posts if I unblock him? [Read more…]

Q&A: How can I find out which websites have access to my Facebook data?

Posted on April 1, 2021

Question from Mark:  I read your blog post explaining why it’s a bad idea to log into third-party websites with Facebook.

That’s some pretty scary stuff.

My question is how can I see which websites have access to my information right now?

The reason I’m asking is because I’ve used Facebook to log into lots of websites in the past, and I’ve forgotten what most of them were.

Rick’s answer:  [Read more…]

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