Family Safety Articles
It’s a common misconception that a WiFi bill might reveal a detailed browsing history, sparking concern in many for their privacy online. People often sit there thinking that their service provider is tracking and itemizing every website visit and making each detail available on the monthly statement or at request. But is it true? Can…
With countless news articles about how the apps we use regularly are tapping into our private data, people are rightly concerned. They don’t want their most-used apps collecting their private data. So, all the big apps have many questions swirling about them. One of the most common is Samsung One UI Home. People wonder whether…
In the last quarter of 2023, around 440,000 untrustworthy installation packages were detected on smartphones worldwide. Thankfully, nowadays users have become much more concerned about their privacy, and individuals across all age groups have started being more cautious, especially about the apps running on their phones. If you have an Android device, you have a…
Privacy in the digital age is a major concern. While there are many methods for spotting phishing scams and other in-your-face cybercrimes, there isn’t much advice on discovering whether your text messages are being read from another device. With that in mind, we’re divulging five ways to discover exactly that! From monitoring message status indicators…
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Synchronization has opened doors for unauthorized device linkage, access, and use. Indeed, a survey found that unauthorized smart device usage was a problem experienced by 43% of participants. If your device is linked to another without your knowledge, your privacy and finances could be at risk. So, if the question “How to check if my phone…
You’re not alone when you’re on your phone. The courts authorized nearly 2,250 wiretaps in 2021 alone. But this number accounts for a small fraction of the phones that were tapped that year. Anyone can install a bug or app on your phone to access your data and listen in on your conversations. Yet you’re not helpless.…
How frequently do you browse applications and websites? How often do you look around social media mindlessly? I’m sure more often than you can count. You can’t help yourself. Almost every app you use is meant to keep you riveted to your device’s screen. The problem is that enormous corporations profit from your reliance on…
Stalkers can use your iPhone to track your whereabouts or snoop on your personal information. Tracking your iPhone location using GPS on your phone may appear to be innocent, but hackers can use this location data to learn where you live, your buying patterns, where your children go to school, and much more. They can…
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