Roku, Fire, and Chromecast TVs may collect viewing, usage, and screen‑content data. You can disable or limit data collection via privacy/ACR settings. Full privacy requires disconnecting the TV from ...

Whenever I hear about consumer data tracking, my half-century-old brain dredges up that Hall and Oates hit called "Private Eyes" with the refrain "they're watching you." I don't mean to incite Big ...

Andre O'Connor, left, walks through setting up a Chromebook account at the Bridgeport public library main branch on Dec. 5, 2022. As a digital navigator at the library, O'Connor provides one-on-one ...

Tracking Through Streaming Devices Devices such as Roku and Amazon Fire TV are popular choices for streaming content, but they also monitor user interactions closely. They use device identifiers and ...

A tool called DROP lets California residents fill out a few forms to keep their personal data from being tracked or sold by ...

It's easy to surpass your data limit, even with data saver mode activated on your mobile device or WiFi. Not if you can easily track your data usage and identify excessive data apps. While your mobile ...

Our phones know where we are and they know where we have been—the problem is they have a nasty habit of sharing that information with others. And the latest location tracking nightmare to hit phone ...