What Your Web Browser’s Incognito Mode Really Does You don’t have to be a computer whiz to grasp the value of private web browsing. At a time when consumers are worried about the data Facebook and others have assembled on their digital lives, it’s nice to have a...
Facebook is tracking you on over 8.4 million websites Facebook is tracking you. Even if you don’t have a Facebook account, or you religiously use incognito mode, Mark Zuckerberg’s monster almost certainly has your data meticulously catalogued and stored away...
Why Google Should Have Considered Duplex’s Ethical Issues Earlier When Google (GOOGL, -0.12%) unveiled its Duplex “AI” earlier this week, it sparked massive ethical concerns. Belatedly, the company seems to have recognized the problem. The point of the new...
Here’s What Apple Knows About You (Spoiler: Not Much) Apple likes to say that it cares more about your privacy than other tech giants like Facebook, Google, and Amazon, but does that claim actually hold up? It turns out the answer is a pretty resounding yes.How...
Equifax Operates Another Credit Bureau, and You Can’t Freeze Your Report Online Remember all that trouble you went through to freeze your credit report after the massive and unforgivable Equifax hack? Turns out it was all for nothing, as security writer Brian...