You might not want all your iPhone apps to know where you are, so you may want to turn your location off to stay private. Ever get the feeling that someone is watching you? Smartphone technology has ...

Many apps will use your personal data — including your phone contacts or location — to help improve your experience using the app itself. Facebook is no exception to this, and uses your information to ...

Feeling hungry for a burger, in the mood for a beer, or in need of the nearest location that sells diapers? There's no need to stay peckish, thirsty, or dealing with that potty-related emergency when ...

With the increasing number of apps that require access to location data, iPhone users may unknowingly be sharing more personal information than they realize. While features like Google Maps and ...

Instagram's new feature that shows users' current locations is prompting some users to worry if their location will suddenly be shared on the platform. Meta announced the rollout of several new ...

To prevent Microsoft and other apps from tracking your whereabouts, you can turn off location tracking on your Windows 11 PC. You can do this for all services or specific ones, and I’ll show you how.

If you have an Android phone, it will keep track of where you have been and how often you’ve been there.The function is supposed to help provide a user with personalized services, but not everyone ...

GOOGLE snoops on your exact location more than you realise – and even when you have Location History tracking turned off. Fortunately, it’s possible to stop Google from spying on your real-world ...

Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. Following the murder of George Floyd by the US police, ...

In the race to keep every social media app relevant, new features are a constant part of the equation. Meta announced on Aug. 6 that one of the new features they would be adding to Instagram would ...

Sometimes it feels real freaky to open your Maps app and see a list of the latest locations you've been at. You don't want that falling into the wrong hands. It's even freakier to think about the ...