Settings Guide

Stop Your Browser From Spying on You: 5 Settings to Change Now Your browser is the window to the internet, but it’s also a window into you. Every site you visit, every search you type, and even how long you hover over a link can be logged, analyzed, and sold. A recent article from PCWorld highlighted how browsers have become increasingly nosy, quietly collecting data that most people never realize is being shared. The good news is you don’t need to be a tech expert to lock things down. Here are five settings you can change right now—in Chrome, Firefox, Edge, or most other modern browsers—to significantly reduce how much data your browser leaks. ...

5 Browser Settings to Stop Companies from Tracking You Your web browser knows a lot about you: which sites you visit, what you search for, how long you stay on a page, even details about your device and location. Browsers collect this data by default, and much of it is shared with advertisers, analytics companies, and the browser vendors themselves. ...