Recent Articles About Online Privacy

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FastPeopleSearch Removal: How to Delete Your Personal Info and Protect Your Identity

Whether you want to opt out once or make your privacy permanent, here’s how to get your information off FastPeopleSearch.

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How to Change Privacy Settings on X (Formerly Twitter): View Sensitive Content Automatically

X automatically provides sensitive content warnings, but you can change these settings in a few steps. Here's how to enable or disable NSFW content on your smartphone or desktop.

Misusing Company Tech: Study Reveals Alarming Trends in Workplace Tech Habits

All About Cookies surveyed 1,000 employees about their company-issued tech habits to understand how many were misusing their company devices, and how.

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Why Digital Privacy and Security Experts Are Concerned About the Take It Down Act

TIDA criminalizes the online distribution of nonconsensual intimate imagery, including AI deepfakes. Here’s why the new law poses concerns for digital rights groups and others.

AI and Work Statistics: AI Adoption On the Rise Among Workers, Job Seekers

All About Cookies surveyed 1,000 U.S. adults to find out how many have incorporated artificial intelligence into their current jobs, searches for new jobs, and more.

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How To Protect Yourself From Government Spying in 2025

It’s not a conspiracy theory — the U.S. government does conduct mass surveillance of its citizens. Learn how to tell if you’re being spied on and how to protect your data privacy.

TSA and Border Agents Can Search Your Phone, But What Are Your Rights?

Concerned about your digital privacy when entering the U.S.? With increased device searches, it’s important to know your rights before agreeing to or refusing a search.

What Is Android System SafetyCore, and Why You Should Delete It

Android System SafetyCore was installed on Android 9+ devices without user consent, so here’s what it is and how you can get rid of this invasive app.

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How To Delete Your 23andMe Data Before It’s Sold

23andMe is selling its assets after declaring bankruptcy, but you can delete your data before it goes to the highest bidder.

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Over TikTok? Here’s How To Delete Your TikTok Data, Not Just the App [2025 Guide]

If you’re ready to delete TikTok, make sure you protect your privacy by knowing how to delete your account and all your data instead of just abandoning the app.

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Signal vs. Telegram: Security vs. Convenience

We’ve tested messaging apps and think Signal and Telegram are better alternatives to Messenger and WhatsApp. Overall, Signal is more secure, while Telegram offers convenience.

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Is the Signal App Safe? We Test the Security of This Top Messaging App

With no ties to Big Tech, Signal is our favorite secure messaging app. We tested the WhatsApp alternative to see if the hype about Signal’s security is true.