Android Security Update: How to Stop Apps From Tracking Your Private Data
The new Android 12 security update will allow users to control how apps track their private data. But what can you do now to keep your private data, well private?
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Android operating system updates work a little differently compared to Apple s iOS updates.
According to HowToGeek, there are three types of updates: the big annual firmware updates, those are when the OS is bumped up a number (for example, from 11 to 12); next, there are the smaller monthly security updates; and finally Google Play System Updates, which HowToGeek said is another type of security update.
PSA: You Can Continue Using Messenger Without a Facebook Account
May 24, 2021, 11:23 am EDT
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You might feel like you need a Facebook account to exist on the internet. It sometimes seems like you’ll have no way to keep in touch with friends without it. But that’s not true. In fact, you can actually use Facebook Messenger without an active Facebook account.
There was a time when Facebook only required a phone number to use Messenger. However, around 2019, the social giant started cracking down on security and privacy. Features that used to not require a Facebook account were removed.
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Ever get that eerie feeling somebody’s watching you? I hate to break the bad news, but there are endless tech companies, advertisers, snoops, and enterprising hackers out there trying to get their hands on as much of your info as possible.
If you want to get your privacy back, your first step is to shut down all the intrusive GPS trackers and hidden maps you can. Tap or click for eight buried settings you need to change now.
It s nearly impossible to delete yourself from the web totally, but you can wipe out quite a bit if you know where to start.
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Despite its issues, and there are many, Facebook remains today s main digital public square. Politicians and journalists gravitate toward Twitter, Gen Z loves Snapchat and TikTok, and Facebook fills in the gaps everywhere else.
A few years of scandals have yet to make much of an impact on Facebook s bottom line. In the US and Canada, it had its best-ever quarter for ad revenue in Q4 2020, according to Statista. Monthly active users on the platform in the US/Canada continue to go up. Facebook is not synonymous with the internet, (despite its best efforts), but its website and apps offer a bevy of personalization options. Read on to awaken your inner social networking guru.