There's a trade-off between convenience and privacy, but you can reduce online tracking. VPNs, browser choice, and anti-tracking software can all reduce the risk of monitoring. There are also ...

Apple and Google are pushing privacy changes, but a shift in digital tracking is giving some platforms a bigger advertising advantage. Credit...Israel Vargas Supported by By Brian X. Chen and Daisuke ...

In our new series Getting It, we’ll give you all you need to know to get started with and excel at a wide range of technology, both on and offline. Here, we’re walking you through all the different ...

QUESTION: What exactly does turning on the “Do Not Track” in my browser actually do?ANSWER: It’s no secret that we’re all being tracked relentlessly online, so the “Do Not Track” setting in your ...

Many consumers want control over their personal details. But few understand how online tracking works, says a new report from the University of Pennsylvania. By Natasha Singer and Jason Karaian Many ...

As more shopping is done online and fewer people are home to receive deliveries, tracking your packages has become increasingly important. Here's here's the right way to do it. I'm an expert in ...

If you read or clicked anything online today, some part of Google probably knows about it. That’s one lesson from the largest study yet of the technology that tracks people’s movements around the Web.