Your digital life is valuable to companies collecting data about you and selling it to marketers. Here's how to beat them by getting your digital self offline. Removing yourself from the internet is ...

Everything you post online has an opportunity to be used to track you, whether it's your next stalker or a digital ad agency. Your data is up for grabs. Here's how to reduce your digital footprint ...

You may want to reduce your internet footprint by erasing rarely used email accounts, or to stopper spam from one that’s been hacked. Head to your email account’s settings and select to delete your ...

Have you ever done a Google search for your own name and been surprised at just how much information is available to anyone who wants to find it? Thankfully, you can take back the power, and your ...

Aside from just wanting privacy, you have plenty of other reasons to remove your personal information from the internet with the amount of data breached on a steady incline since 2005. Not to mention ...

When it comes to keeping an online presence, privacy and security is paramount. But you might be unaware of how much of your personal information and data is actually floating around online. And all ...

Alan is a technology author based in Nova Scotia, Canada. A computer enthusiast since his youth, Alan stays current on what is new and what is next. With over 30 years of experience in computer, video ...

Mathematician Clive Humby declared data to be the “new oil” all the way back in 2006. The comparison holds up in terms of value, “mining” practices, and the impact of both resources. The data broker ...

With personal data increasingly becoming a commodity, concerns over privacy and data security are more relevant than ever. The advent of digital tools and services has made it easier for data brokers ...