Even when used as a monitor for your Mac, an LG or Samsung smart TV will periodically capture what's on screen and send it to company servers. Here's how to stop that terrible behavior. Smart TVs from ...

Your iPhone serves as more than just a communication tool—it’s a repository of your personal data, habits, and daily activities. If someone is tracking your device, your privacy and security could be ...

You can see all of the locations your iPhone thinks are significant and turn off the location features in Settings. Image: D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac If you’re uncomfortable with social media apps ...

Roku, Fire, and Chromecast TVs may collect viewing, usage, and screen‑content data. You can disable or limit data collection via privacy/ACR settings. Full privacy requires disconnecting the TV from ...

Whenever I hear about consumer data tracking, my half-century-old brain dredges up that Hall and Oates hit called "Private Eyes" with the refrain "they're watching you." I don't mean to incite Big ...

Smartphones are useful tools for everyday life, but they're privy to nearly everything about you, including all the places you've been — if you let them. Smartphones are useful tools for everyday life ...

QUESTION: What exactly does turning on the “Do Not Track” in my browser actually do?ANSWER: It’s no secret that we’re all being tracked relentlessly online, so the “Do Not Track” setting in your ...

Faith writes guides, how-tos, and roundups on the latest Android games and apps for Android Police. You'll find her writing about the newest free-to-play game to hit Android or discussing her paranoia ...

Dan Goodin has been covering Silicon Valley’s internet security issues for two decades and if you ask him what he thinks about the Walnut Creek Chamber of Commerce’s plans to track the locations of ...