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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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Should you get a burner phone?
You know the movie trope: A spy, fugitive, or criminal utters something into a phone, then snaps it in half or takes it apart (with one hand, no less), as pieces litter the ground. But even you, assum...
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What to do with old phone cases
Most people use phone cases to protect their devices—and as a fashion statement—but phone cases frequently become unusable. The main reasons: you’re discarding your phone and can’t use the cas...
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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 avai...
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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...
