Online Security and Privacy News

Do you feel safe when using your phone? If the answer is “not really,” you probably wonder how to arm yourself better. Luckily, Android phones have a good deal of privacy and security perks – and you may not even have heard about some of them. Keep reading to explore the most important Android privacy settings and how to adjust them on your smartphone with ease.

We’ve all seen it — you finish browsing on one app, then see an ad selling something you’ve just looked at. Magic? No, ad targeting. While convenient, it also raises questions as to what extent apps’ invasion of our data can go — some nosy apps may know all there is to know about you. So, let’s see who a real tattletale is and what you can do to stay safe. 

If you use Amazon Echo or any other device that supports Alexa (or consider using one in the future), you might get a bit worried because of numerous privacy concerns around it. Many believe that Amazon’s voice assistant spies on users, records too much data, and listens to private conversations for advertising purposes. But are those concerns reasonable? Read on to find out whether Alexa is always listening and how to prevent it.