I’ve become more paranoid as I hear more and more about how the big tech companies are monitoring us. I’m curious, how can I tell which programs on my PC are listening on my microphone?
Control Which Apps are Accessing my Microphone in Windows?
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Which iPhone Apps can Access the Microphone?
After reading that Facebook might or might not access your microphone to analyze the environment around you, I’m completely paranoid. Where can I check on my iPhone 7 what apps can access the microphone and turn them off?
Disable “Advertising ID” on Microsoft Windows?
I was reading about the major update to Windows 10 that Microsoft just pulled because of it sneakily turning off your privacy settings. Which makes me wonder, where are they found, and in particular, what’s the deal with Advertising ID on Win10?
Disable geotagging on iPhone / iPad photos?
Just got an iPhone and it’s a great upgrade from my clunker LG device, but I’m worried about the photos I post having location information included. How can I turn off this feature? [ed note: it’s called “geotagging”]
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