If you have the Facebook mobile app installed on your phone, chances are it’s storing a lot more of your location history than you realize. While this data is private and only you can see it, in light of Facebook’s recent privacy woes, it can be a little unsettling to see how much location data […]
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The Time Machine tool on macOS is a great way to create backups of your data. Because it’s a native Apple tool, it integrates seamlessly with the operating system. You can set it and forget about it, safe in the knowledge that Time Machine can restore your system in a few minutes if something goes […]
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Mozilla is offering all Firefox users the chance to delete their personal data. Specifically, telemetry data, which most of the technology industry doesn’t even consider to be personal data. Still, Mozilla is going the extra mile with regards to privacy and security. What Is CCPA? This move has been prompted by the California Consumer Privacy […]
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Amazon has admitted that it retains Alexa voice recordings unless and until customers delete them. What’s more, even after you delete a voice recording, traces of it may remain on Amazon’s non-primary storage systems. None of which is good news. Investigating How Amazon Handles Your Data In the first half of 2019, several tech publications […]
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If you own an Amazon Echo or another Alexa-enabled device, you can now tell Alexa to delete your voice recordings. While this is currently only limited to voice recordings up to one day old, it is at least a start. Amazon Records Your Alexa Voice Commands Amazon has been getting some bad press of late […]
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You can now force Google to automatically delete your data after a set period of time. This should save you from having to delete said data manually. Initially, Google’s auto-delete controls are available for your Location History and Web & App Activity. How to Auto-Delete Your Google Data In a post on The Keyword, Google […]
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