Privacy

Privacy and Tracking

Take back your data from trackers, brokers and nosy apps with settings you can change today.

19 guides in this topic

Privacy is a punch list, not a lifestyle. Run through these steps over one weekend and you will share far…

Maya Iyer Jul 13, 2026 5 min read

A VPN does one narrow job well, so the honest answer to whether you need one depends entirely on how…

Maya Iyer Jul 11, 2026 6 min read

Data brokers quietly build and sell a profile of you from public records and web activity, and knowing how they…

Maya Iyer Jul 10, 2026 5 min read

Privacy is a stack of small settings you already own, and a single focused afternoon can meaningfully shrink how much…

Maya Iyer Jul 8, 2026 6 min read

The most dangerous thing about a VPN is not what it fails to do but the false confidence it can…

Maya Iyer Jul 7, 2026 5 min read

Turn off the personalized tracking in four key places and the ads stop following you without any service you rely…

Maya Iyer Jul 5, 2026 5 min read

A twenty-minute walk through your phone's privacy menu lets you revoke the location, camera, and contacts access that apps take…

Maya Iyer Jul 4, 2026 5 min read

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