LONDON — 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.

When you use an Android phone, every tap, click, and scroll can leave a breadcrumb trail for advertisers. Your activity is quietly monitored to build a ...

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Google was forced to be more transparent about its location tracking practices after a 2018 Associated Press story that found the company continued to track people’s location data even after ...

Protect your iPhone from tracking threats. Learn how to detect, prevent, and fix unauthorized tracking with these simple steps.

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If you really want to stop Google from tracking your phone, there’s only one surefire method. Factory reset your device and never sign in to a Google account again.

How to stop Instagram from tracking your internet activity? Open the Instagram app and tap on your profile picture in the bottom right corner.

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

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