How to Delete Your Google Account—After Downloading All of Your Data First

How to Delete Your Google Account—After Downloading All of Your Data First

Deleting digital accounts that you rarely or never use not only reduces the amount of clutter in your online life—it keeps you safer too. Every extra account you’ve got is an extra target for a hacker, an extra database that might leak, and an extra way that someone might get access to some of your … Read more

Samsung’s My Files app lets you permanently delete files in one go

Samsung’s My Files app lets you permanently delete files in one go

Last updated: April 9th, 2024 at 09:21 UTC+02:00 Samsung’s One UI is chock full of features, which is one reason why many enthusiasts love to use Galaxy phones and tablets. In addition to those features, Samsung hides some from its users, and one such feature has been found in the company’s stock My Files app. … Read more

Google may have been storing your incognito browsing data and now they’ve agreed to delete it

Google may have been storing your incognito browsing data and now they’ve agreed to delete it

Bad news: Google‘s apparently been storing your Chrome incognito browsing data. Good news. They’ve finally agreed to delete it. In a court document filed Monday (April 1) and spotted by BGR, Google has agreed to settle a nearly four-year-old class-action suit that challenged Google’s private browsing (a.k.a. “Incognito Mode) data collection policies. The original lawsuit … Read more

Google to Delete Chrome Incognito Browsing Data to Settle Lawsuit

Google to Delete Chrome Incognito Browsing Data to Settle Lawsuit

Google has agreed to delete data that was collected from customers who used the Chrome browser’s Incognito mode, settling a class action lawsuit that started in 2020, reports The Wall Street Journal. The lawsuit claimed that Google misled users about the data collected while in Incognito or private browsing mode, tracking their website usage without … Read more

Google forced to delete data by Chrome Incognito mode lawsuit

Google forced to delete data by Chrome Incognito mode lawsuit

A lawsuit revealed that Google allowed users of Chrome’s Incognito mode to think the app wasn’t tracking them. Image: Ed Hardy/Cult of Mac Google is reportedly being required to delete the data it gathered while millions of users of its Chrome web bowser were in Incognito mode as part of settling a lawsuit. Moving forward, … Read more

How to Delete Pre-Installed Android Apps from Your Smartphone

How to Delete Pre-Installed Android Apps from Your Smartphone

Android smartphones frequently arrive equipped with an assortment of built-in Android apps, widely referred to as bloatware. This term encompasses a variety of software that, while intended to offer additional features and functionality out of the box, can inadvertently consume precious storage space on your device, deplete the battery at a faster rate, and in … Read more

How to delete duplicate contacts on your iPhone

How to delete duplicate contacts on your iPhone

Duplicate contacts can be a frustrating nuisance on your iPhone. These redundant entries not only overcrowd your address book, leading to unnecessary clutter, but they also complicate the process of locating the correct contact information when it’s most needed. Moreover, these duplicates can create additional challenges, particularly when attempting to synchronize your contact list across … Read more