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How to use private browsing mode, what it doesn’t protect against, and why Google is deleting five billion dollars’ worth of user data.

Google has unveiled new privacy and security features coming to Android 15. We take a look at the innovations in the upcoming operating system update.

Every time a browser interacts with an advertising tracker, a program called Googerteller emits a short sound.

Advertising firms’ extensive collection of personal data is becoming of great use to intelligence agencies. So how to guard against mass surveillance?

Google OAuth allows to create phantom Google accounts — uncontrollable by corporate Google Workspace administrators.

Advertising firms boast that they can listen in on conversations through smart TVs and smartphones. Is this true, and, if so — how can you avoid being snooped on?

How malicious extensions steal cryptocurrency, hijack accounts in games and social networks, manipulate search results, and display intrusive ads.

A researcher has discovered a vulnerability in the Bluetooth protocol implementations for Android, macOS, iOS, and Linux, allowing devices to be hacked remotely.

Everything you wanted to know about Google account passkeys: how they work, why they’re needed, where to enable them, how to configure them, and what storage options are available.

We explore what Google Ad Topics is, how it functions, and how to disable it. Along the way, we discuss the related topics of Google FLoC, Privacy Sandbox, and the demise of third-party cookies.

Where to store credentials: browser or password manager? The latter, of course. Here’s why.

A few dozen malicious extensions — with a combined 87 million downloads — discovered in Google’s Chrome Web Store.

How scammers can hack your YouTube channel without knowing a password and second factor.

Learn how geolocation services work, and who learns of your location when your smartphone pins it down.

Alternatives to Google Chrome that take data privacy more seriously.

Why you should update to the latest version of Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Opera, Yandex Browser, Vivaldi, Brave and other Chromium-based browsers.

Vulnerabilities found in the Exynos chipset allow Samsung, Vivo and Google smartphones to be remotely hacked if the owner’s phone number is known. How is this possible, and how to protect yourself?

Let’s see how Google, Microsoft and Apple can work together to do away with passwords.

The recent Google Chrome update patches 10 high severity vulnerabilities and a dozen of less critical bugs. Time to update your browser!

How to update Google Chrome right when you really need to, and what to do if you run into problems.

Six interactive globes with useful or quirky visualizations.