Your favorite Android apps might hide dozens of trackers — here’s how to find them
… It’s built and maintained by the French non-profit Exodus Privacy, a group of “hacktivists who want to protect privacy everywhere.” So, how does it work? …
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Forget Flock — this system could let police track your car with help from your phone
… The same capability, however, can be a privacy concern. …
How I stopped Nova Launcher from tracking me without sacrificing my setup
… Mobile Android apps How I stopped Nova Launcher from tracking me without sacrificing my setup User privacy or that decade-old setup? …
Samsung shows off wild new phone displays with insane colors and private health tracking
… There’s also a privacy angle — that little “extra” magic we spoke about earlier. Samsung’s “Flex Magic Pixel” tech, essentially the Privacy Display tech on the Galaxy S26 Ultra, is also baked into the new Sensor OLED. …
The FCC wants to make it harder to buy burner phones, but critics call it a privacy threat
… News Phone Plans Phones Privacy Follow Thank you for being part of our community. …
As a longtime Android privacy nerd, here are 6 privacy apps I actually regret installing
… Mobile As a longtime Android privacy nerd, here are 6 privacy apps I actually regret installing Most of these apps aren't necessarily bad, they just didn't fit in with what I was looking for. …
Perplexity 'Incognito' chats might not be so private, lawsuit claims
… Perplexity and other tech companies are in hot water for allegedly violating users’ privacy. …
HeyPolo is a privacy-first family location sharing app that gets it right
… The fastest way to get a teen to switch off a tracking app is to make them feel watched, but no tracking at all is becoming increasingly risky. …
Android will soon show what AI assistants are doing on your phone
… Specifically, Google says, “We’ll soon be enhancing Android Privacy Dashboard to show which AI assistants were active and which apps they used in the last 24 hours.” This suggests the Privacy Dashboard won’t just track Gemini’s activity across your apps, but potentially any AI assistant or agent ru… …
Android Halo is Google's new way to keep AI agents from feeling sneaky
… The feature builds on Android’s upcoming Privacy Dashboard upgrades focused on AI transparency and activity tracking. …