Change these computer settings to stop programs from spying on you
Your phone knows a lot about you. It tracks your movement, browsing habits, downloads, and more. Here’s a trick to know when your phone’s camera or microphone is being used.
You must also worry about social media apps, voice assistants, and smart TVs from listening and recording what you have to say. Tap or click for steps to put a stop to it.
Phone apps ask permission to access your camera, mic, and location. You can go into your phone’s settings to grant or restrict these permissions. Did you know you can do the same for your PC or Mac? Here’s how.
How to change app permissions on Windows
Windows has a Privacy page where you can fiddle with your app permissions. It just takes a few clicks.
Change app permissions on Windows 11
- Go to Start > Settings > Privacy & security.
- Under App permissions, select an option (for example, Location). Then choose which apps can access it.
- You can also use the Recent activity dropdown menu for each permission to show which apps are accessing them.
Change app permissions on Windows 10
- Go to Start > Settings > Privacy.
- Under App permissions, select an option (for example, Microphone). Then choose which apps can access it.
Many permissions are on the list, including access to your calendar, files and folders, email, music library, notifications and webcam. Consider whether an app truly needs the access level it requests by default.
See a complete list of app permissions and what they allow access to here.
How to change app permissions on macOS
How to juggle your many social media accounts - 3 strategies to manage your online presence
Thanks to social media, it’s easier than ever before to update your friends about your life. In a single post, you can let your whole network know what’s going on. If you want your posts to stand out, some simple photo editing techniques can do the trick.
The most-downloaded Android apps you've never heard of
The list of most-downloaded apps is out for April 2020, which includes a ton of social media apps like TikTok and Instagram. But you probably won’t be surprised at what landed at the top.
Zoom — the popular video conferencing app — led the way. Tap or click here for the latest Zoom update that fixes a major problem.
Delete these apps from your iPhone right now
If you have ever looked at your iPhone or iPad and thought you just have way too many apps on there, then you have experienced what’s called “digital clutter.” It can seem like we can never decide that the random app we downloaded is unnecessary and so they just build and build. Here are the apps I suggest deleting so you can ease that clutter burden.