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How to Add & Remove People in Signal Group Chat

Feb 21, 2021 - Leave a Comment
How to Add & Remove People in Signal Group Chat

If you’ve been motivated by others to get on the popular Signal messenger app, chances are decent that you also got invited and added to a group chat. Group chats are a quick way to get started on a new messaging platform and hence, you may be looking to add some of your friends to … Read More

How to Enable & Disable Private Wi-Fi Address on iPhone & iPad to Increase Privacy

Feb 16, 2021 - 1 Comment
How to Enable & Disable Private Wi-Fi Address on iPhone & iPad to Increase Privacy

Do you connect to multiple Wi-Fi networks from your iPhone or iPad on a daily basis? Whether it’s your workplace or somewhere in public, you may want to help protect your privacy by using private Wi-Fi addresses on your device, which basically spoofs the devices MAC address to a randomized one. But having a changing … Read More

How to Block App Tracking on iPhone & iPad

Feb 15, 2021 - 2 Comments
How to Block App Tracking on iPhone & iPad

iPhone and iPad apps will now need permission from the user before they can use their data for targeted ads. This is a newer privacy feature from Apple, which has changed the way app developers access your data for delivering personalized ads to your device.

How to Use Google Maps Incognito Mode on iPhone & iPad

Feb 13, 2021 - 3 Comments
How to Use Google Maps Incognito Mode on iPhone & iPad

Do you use Google Maps as your primary app for navigation on your iPhone or iPad? If so, you might be interested in taking advantage of the Incognito mode it has to offer, which can help to make Google Maps use a bit more private.

How to Use Precise & Approximate Location on iPhone & iPad

Feb 11, 2021 - 1 Comment
How to Use Precise & Approximate Location on iPhone

Modern versions of iPhone and iPad system software offer the user more control over their location data that is shared with apps. This privacy-centric feature allows the user to choose either precise or approximate location data on their iPhone and iPad, whichever the user is more comfortable with or finds most appropriate for that particular … Read More

How to Create a Signal Group & Signal Group Link on iPhone

Feb 7, 2021 - Leave a Comment
How to Create a Signal Group & Signal Group Link

Did you recently start using Signal messenger to text your friends, family, and colleagues? You’re certainly not the only one in that regard, as many iPhone and Android users have been making the switch due to privacy or security concerns. Considering you’re new to the platform, you may not know how to get started with … Read More

How to Check for Compromised or Leaked Passwords on iPhone & iPad with Security Recommendations

Feb 5, 2021 - 3 Comments
How to Check Password Security Recommendations on iPhone & iPad

Have you ever wondered if the passwords to any of your online accounts have been compromised in a data breach? You’re certainly not the only one in that regard, but now you can now check for breached password security easily right from your iPhone and iPad.

How to Use Disappearing Messages in Signal

Feb 4, 2021 - Leave a Comment
How to use Disappearing Messages in Signal

If you’re a Signal messenger user, you can further improve the security and privacy of your Signal communications and messages by enabling and using the disappearing messages feature. Just as it sounds, disappearing messages causes Signal to automatically disappear and remove messages after a specified time period. Even better is that it’s customizable, so you … Read More

How to Block Microphone & Camera Access for Websites on iPhone & iPad

Feb 3, 2021 - Leave a Comment
How to Block Microphone & Camera Access for Websites on iPhone & iPad

Are you tired of seeing unwanted camera and microphone access pop-ups with certain websites on Safari for iPhone and iPad? Or maybe you just want to manually disable camera access for some websites due to privacy concerns? Fortunately, this is actually pretty easy to do with iOS and iPadOS.

Stop Telegram from Showing Message Previews on iPhone

Feb 2, 2021 - 1 Comment
How to Stop Telegram from Showing Message Previews on iPhone

Telegram might be one of the most secure messaging services out there, but that doesn’t stop someone from reading your incoming messages through notifications that pop up on your iPhone screen. The developers have thought this through however, as they offer an in-app setting that allows you to disable message previews. If you use Telegram … Read More

How to Lock Telegram Chats with Face ID on iPhone (or Touch ID)

Jan 31, 2021 - Leave a Comment
How to Lock Telegram Chats with Face ID on iPhone

Do you want to keep your Telegram conversations safe and secure? Perhaps you don’t want anyone snooping around on your Telegram messages if you let someone briefly use or borrow your iPhone? If this is something that you’re worried about, you may be interested in locking the app with a passcode and in turn, use … Read More

How to Lock WhatsApp on iPhone with FaceID / Touch ID

Jan 28, 2021 - Leave a Comment
How to Lock WhatsApp on iPhone

Have you ever wanted to lock your WhatsApp conversations behind a password? If so, you’re certainly not alone. Thankfully, there’s now a way to actually lock your WhatsApp behind Face ID or Touch ID to add a second layer of security to your data.

How to Move Google Authenticator Account to a New iPhone

Jan 27, 2021 - 1 Comment
How to Move Google Authenticator Account to a New iPhone

Did you get a new iPhone for personal or professional use? If you’ve been using Google’s Authenticator app to get two-factor verification codes on your device, you may have trouble figuring out how to set up the app on your new iPhone. Thankfully, the transfer process to move Authenticator from one iPhone to another is … Read More

How to Check Privacy Report for Websites in Safari on Mac

Jan 25, 2021 - 5 Comments
How to Check Privacy Report for Websites in Safari on Mac

The Privacy Report feature of Safari allows you to easily see which websites use cookies and trackers while you browse the web (and due to the nature of the web, that is most websites). If you’re curious to check on trackers data while using Safari for Mac, you’ll find it’s quite simple to do so. … Read More

How to Check Privacy Report in Safari on iPhone & iPad

Jan 22, 2021 - 2 Comments
How to Check Privacy Report for Websites in Safari

Have you ever wondered which websites you visit have cookies and ad trackers, and what those trackers are while browsing the web? Well, it’s now possible to check if you use Safari to browse the internet on your iPhone and iPad, and you’ll find the majority of the web uses these cookies. But not to … Read More

How to Remove Web History in Safari While Keeping Cookies & Other Web Data on Mac

Jan 20, 2021 - 10 Comments
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The Safari browser has a hidden history clearing option which allows Mac users to clear their web browser history in Safari while keeping other website data and site cookies from the same time period. In other words, this could be used to remove web browser history of accessing particular web pages, but while maintaining login … Read More

How to Use Telegram on iPhone & iPad

Jan 19, 2021 - 5 Comments
How to Use Telegram on iPhone

Are you looking for a privacy-focused messaging app that keeps your data secure with end-to-end encryption for text messages? Telegram might just be the answer you’re looking for. You may have heard of this app already, which has been around for years, but it has become more popular due to the vast array of privacy … Read More

How to Use Signal Messenger on iPhone

Jan 15, 2021 - 4 Comments
How to Use Signal Messenger on iPhone

Interested in setting up and using Signal messenger on iPhone? For those who are unfamiliar, Signal is a privacy-oriented messaging application that lets you send and receive encrypted messages across various platforms including iPhone, iPad, Android, Mac, Windows, and Linux. In addition to sending and receiving encrypted text messages, images and other media, you can … Read More

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