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Privacy & Security

"Warning: Sensitive Info You Black Out in Images Can Be Revealed with a Few Quick Edits on Your iPhone" cover image
Feb 22, 2022

These days, most images we post online or share with others come from our smartphones. Whenever personal data is in them, such as debit card numbers, addresses, phone numbers, passwords, and other sen ...

Smartphone displaying a video editing application on a granite surface.
Feb 22, 2022

On an iPhone, it's easy to blur or cross out faces and sensitive information found in your images — just use Apple's Markup tool for all your obfuscation needs. Things aren't as simple when it comes t ...

Mobile device screen displaying app list and quick settings menu.
Feb 7, 2022

Is your smartphone eavesdropping on you? It's a question that will never go away because it's easy to envision hackers or malicious apps taking over your device to spy on conversations, snap photos, o ...

Smartphones displaying email privacy settings on their screens.
Jan 13, 2022

Privacy is a growing concern in the tech industry, but Apple has fallen behind many of its peers when it comes to email security. Fortunately, iOS 15 changes that. Your email address is the key to a v ...

Mobile phone displaying security settings and options on the screen.
Dec 18, 2021

Most websites and apps support two-factor authentication (2FA), which adds an extra layer of security to your accounts by requesting another form of identification beyond username and password. The se ...

Private browsing mode interface in Safari on a smartphone.
Oct 28, 2021

When you open Safari for the first time after updating to iOS 15, you'll instantly notice its search bar is now at the bottom, and its Page Settings menu has moved with it. For tabs, moving between th ...

Sound recognition notification on a smartphone.
Jun 10, 2021

For those that have deafness or are hard of hearing, the iPhone can be a powerful tool to communicate with others. It works with many hearing aids and Bluetooth headphones, Live Listen makes it easier ...

Android version and security update details displayed on a smartphone.
Jun 1, 2021

Numerous potential exploits are found for every operating system each month, and Android is no exception. Trouble is, lots of Android devices don't receive timely updates — but many are now getting re ...

Notification of 72 compromised passwords detected on a smartphone.
May 28, 2021

If you save your passwords in Chrome or even just use Android's default password manager, Google has some new security tools you'll be interested in. In just a few taps, you can scan your entire passw ...

Enter PIN input screen with numeric keypad.
May 8, 2021

Pretend you're a phone thief for a moment. You might be a pickpocket or a stickup kid, but you're in possession of other people's phones on a regular basis. Now ask yourself this: what's the first thi ...