Many social media users are concerned about online privacy and want to minimize the tracking and data collection done by social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram. Both platforms—owned ...

Whether you own a Google Pixel, a Samsung, or a Motorola, you can turn off location services for apps and restrict them per app. Our guide illustrates how to stop apps from tracking your location.

Analytics: App developers collect data to understand how users move through a physical space or to identify trends and patterns. Some apps offer options to limit location tracking or to turn it ...

Turning off all of the location tracking systems on your smartphone would essentially render it useless, but you can somewhat control what gets shared.

Turn off “Process my personal data for tailored ads.” Note that you’ll still get just as many ads—and Spotify will still track you—but your personal data will no longer be used to ...

Verizon Is Tracking iPhone Users by Default and There’s Nothing Apple Can Do. How to Turn It Off It’s happening on Android, too.