Data Privacy

The most invasive apps on your phone, from Meta's apps to PayPal, Uber and dating apps, what each collects, and simple ways to cut down what they take.

Delete all your Bluesky replies at once with the Redact app for Windows or macOS. You'll need Premium, and each step is shown from download on.

Delete every Bluesky repost from your profile in bulk using Redact on Windows or macOS. It covers setup, login and deletion, with Premium required.

A high school student found a Cloudflare caching flaw that can place Discord and Signal users within 250 miles without them knowing.

Learn what necro'ing means, how it impacts your online presence, and why managing your digital footprint is essential. Discover how Redact.dev can help.

Mass delete Bluesky posts and clear your whole history using the Redact app on Windows or macOS, from setup and login through to the delete.

The LinkedIn AI lawsuit over private messages has been withdrawn. LinkedIn did still opt its users into AI training by default without asking first.

President Trump revokes Biden’s AI risk executive order. Learn how this impacts your privacy and how tools like Redact.dev can protect your digital footprint.

Get rid of every tweet with a video attached and leave your other posts alone. Redact finds the video tweets in your X history and deletes them.

UK voters can opt out of political parties processing their data with the Open Rights Group's tool. See how it works and why parties want your data at all.

Tweets with images can hold personal or outdated details. Redact can find every image tweet you've posted and delete them in bulk.

Is Siri listening to you? After a $95 million settlement over accidental recordings, Apple set out its Siri privacy stance. We go through what it said.

Meta's More Speech, Fewer Mistakes policy ends third-party fact-checking in favor of community notes. The change affects your privacy and your posts too.

A potential TikTok ban in the U.S. raises concerns about data privacy and digital freedom. Here is what it means for your digital presence.

What a Trump presidency means for your digital privacy, from surveillance and data collection to Section 230 reform, and ways to protect yourself online.

Bulk delete your Twitter DMs, or pick them out by date, conversation and other filters, with the Redact app. A walkthrough for deleting years of X messages.

Learn how to easily delete all your retweets using Redact.dev, follow our step-by-step guide. Delete 10 retweets or 10,000, it's all automated.

Apple's PQ3 encryption came to iMessage with iOS 17.4 to guard against future quantum attacks. We explain how it works and what it means for your messages.