The new advertisement system adopted by Google requires consumers to manually turn off Chrome ad topics in case they want to be assured of maximum privacy. Chrome ...

Q: On a few websites, I receive a message that reads, “disable ad blocker to continue.” (Foxnews.com is one site, for example.) This happens with Firefox, Chrome and Edge browsers. I searched program ...

Many of the smartphone apps we use daily collect a disturbingly large amount of information about us, but there are some ways ...

A few simple tweaks to your browser can reduce the amount of personal information you give up to advertisers and other tech companies. Here's what to change in Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Safari. I ...

In 2016, Microsoft made a decision everyone had been dreading – serving ads directly to your Windows 10 operating system. At first, it was only a lockscreen advertisement for "Rise of the Tomb Raider" ...

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The leaked ChatGPT ad settings preview shows advertisers how personalization and privacy will shape ads in conversational AI.

Note: This is an early peek at a chapter from my next book, De-Enshittify Windows 11. This book will be available for ...