When an app uses your mic or tracks your location, Windows displays small icons in the taskbar. Hovering over these icons ...

Strava is one of the best running apps out there and is probably the friendliest social media app I've downloaded on my phone. I’m on it almost daily, whether to log my own workouts or to check in on ...

The small symbols that light up in the Windows taskbar are not just decoration, they are often the only warning that your ...

The first thing you have to realize about Facebook: nothing you put on there is truly private. Yes, you can control how users see or don’t see your profile. But every time you ‘Like’ a product or even ...

Every photo you take with your iPhone contains metadata, such as the exact location where it was captured. While this information can help organize your photos, it also poses a privacy risk when ...

Privacy is getting harder to protect in a world where everything is connected. Whether you're chatting with an AI, checking your email or using your smartphone, your ...

With Apple rolling out the latest iOS 18.1 update, privacy has become an even hotter topic. The update introduces advanced AI capabilities through Apple Intelligence and Siri, giving your device more ...

Blake has over a decade of experience writing for the web, with a focus on mobile phones, where he covered the smartphone boom of the 2010s and the broader tech scene. When he's not in front of a ...

How to check if Meta has had access to your camera roll. Credit: Silas Stein/picture alliance via Getty Images Some Meta users still have questions and anxiety about which photos Meta can access on ...

Make sure that your microphone is working properly. You can test it in Windows 11 Settings or through free online mic testing websites. If it is faulty, replace it. Check your privacy and security ...