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Ultimate online privacy guide

- May 28, 2019
- Updated: July 2, 2025 at 4:53 AM


Your data is valuable. Whether it’s a marketer who wants to target you or an identity thief looking to swoop in and destroy your finances, it’s more important than ever to keep a lid on your identity. If you’re looking to stay safe, these articles should help you stay under the radar.
How to protect your online privacy
How to manage and restrict location data on your phone
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Which apps are secretly recording your phone screen?
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Apps can now track you even after you’ve uninstalled them
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3 great privacy-focused web browsers
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These are the most important digital privacy tools in 2019
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3 reasons to use a VPN besides downloading movies
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Protect yourself with decentralized versions of YouTube, Google Docs, and Google Photos
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10 tips to keep your data private
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Google proves two-factor authentication works
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How to create strong passwords
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The most important privacy tricks for Facebook
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Facebook could be tracking your location
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How to stop Facebook from sharing your data
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How to erase yourself from Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and Twitter
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How to encrypt your Android phone
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How to make your email accounts more secure
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read now ►Ben Bowman is an Emmy Award-winning journalist who led Softonic.com's editorial team in 2018 and 2019. Before joining Softonic, he was the Head of Content for Curiosity.com and a news producer for NBC, Fox, and CBS. He is an award-winning filmmaker and director of sketch and improv comedy, and a contributing writer for the Pitch comedy app.
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