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Is it better to use an app or a website?
If you use services like social media or online banking, you probably have the apps for those services downloaded to your phone. Even though you can log in to, say, Facebook in a browser (like Chrome ...
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How does Google know your location when you’re using a VPN?
One of the main purposes of using a VPN is to get a new IP address. This obscures your identity but can also make you appear to be in a different geographical location. So it might seem odd that when ...
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How to choose a security question
You’ve probably been asked by online sites and services to add a security question to keep your online accounts safe. The choices are typically along the lines of “What street did you live on in t...
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Got a new iPhone or Android? Here’s how to transfer data from your old phone
Getting a new smartphone is fun—but the phone switch can be stressful. You’d want to transfer some, if not all, information on your old phone to the new one, including contacts, photos, apps, mess...
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Auto app updates: Pros and cons, and how to turn them on
Did you know most apps push out updates almost once a week? If you weren’t aware of this, it’s probably because your apps update automatically in the background without you knowing. It’s general...
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What you should do when deleting an app from your phone
It’s always a good idea to remove apps from our phone—whether because they are no longer useful to us or endanger our privacy—or we just want to declutter our device for more space. But deleting...
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Should you hide your Wi-Fi network name (SSID) or not?
If you’re one to tinker with your router setup, you might notice an option that lets you hide your Wi-Fi network name. A Wi-Fi network name (SSID) helps you identify which wireless networks are ...
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Invasion of the home robots: Is our privacy safe?
For better or worse, humanoid robots have become a common sight over the past few years, often found working in public places like restaurants, hotels, and airports. And while home robots—and we mea...
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Are we running out of IP addresses? 5 facts to know
Every device needs an IP address to communicate with others on the internet. There are 4.3 billion possible IP addresses in the IPv4 standard we use today. But with 4.66 billion active users on the in...
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Tips to safeguard your privacy before a device repair
Handing your device over to a repair professional can be nerve-racking. Will the repair person figure out your credit card details? Will they find your tax documents? What about those sensitive photos...
