#android-privacy

[ follow ]
#google-search-cache #ad-personalization #auto-delete-settings #sensors-off #developer-options
fromZDNET
3 days ago

How to clear your Google search cache on Android (and why it makes such a big difference)

Your Android device retains your Google searches, enabling various sites and services to use that data to personalize ads and other types of recommendations. For some of us, that level of personalization makes using the platform easier. However, in this modern era, with companies leveraging such information to create a highly personalized picture of you and your web usage, one could consider this practice an invasion of privacy.
Privacy technologies
Gadgets
fromZDNET
1 month ago

How I use this hidden Android security feature to easily turn off sensors - and where to enable it

Enable Android's Sensors Off Quick Settings tile to quickly disable camera, microphone, and GPS for improved privacy and security.
Privacy technologies
fromMUO
3 months ago

These privacy settings on my phone keep Big Tech from tracking me

Samsung and Google default Android settings collect extensive personal data, but disabling Google activity tracking and deleting the advertising ID reduces tracking.
fromSlashGear
3 months ago

Your Android Device Is Tracking You - Here's What It Monitors - SlashGear

According to a 2021 study from Trinity College Dublin, Android devices send telemetry data back to Google every 4 minutes and 15 seconds without user consent, which includes sensitive information that could potentially determine user location.
Privacy professionals
[ Load more ]