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Instagram Advertiser Collected and Tracked Millions of Users’ Locations and Stories

Facebook is known for allowing advertisers to pilfer data from users. It aided in a big way in the overall mistrust of tech and Internet companies. It won’t be very surprising to many then that the Facebook-owned Instagram was caught doing something very similar. An advertising partner secretly collected and tracked the locations and stories of millions of users. Instagram User Info Collected and Tracked HYP3R is actually a marketing partner of both Facebook and Instagram. The latter committed both configuration errors and lax oversight that allowed the advertisers to misappropriate vast amounts of user… Read more

5 of the Best Apps to Install for Your Nextcloud Server

There are plenty of options out there for storing files in the cloud. Dropbox, OneDrive, and Google Drive are just a few of them. That said, you may want more control of your data. You can install Nextcloud on your own server and even enable end-to-end encryption if you like. While Nextcloud on its own is great, it can be even better with the addition of apps. Nextcloud apps can add all sorts of functionality to your Nextcloud server. Some of these are installed and enabled by default, while you’ll have to install others yourself. We’ve put together a list of… Read more

5 of the Best Apps to Install for Your Nextcloud Server

There are plenty of options out there for storing files in the cloud. Dropbox, OneDrive, and Google Drive are just a few of them. That said, you may want more control of your data. You can install Nextcloud on your own server and even enable end-to-end encryption if you like. While Nextcloud on its own is great, it can be even better with the addition of apps. Nextcloud apps can add all sorts of functionality to your Nextcloud server. Some of these are installed and enabled by default, while you’ll have to install others yourself. We’ve put together a list of… Read more

How to Set Up Your Android Phone for an Emergency

Having your emergency contact information on your Android device could end up saving your life one day. By having valuable information such as medical info on your phone, paramedics can know what you’re allergic to and act accordingly. You don’t need to install a third-party app to have this information on your phone. By knowing where to go on your phone, you can have this life-saving information handy. Related: 7 Android Apps that Can Save Your Life in an Emergency How to Access Emergency Information in Android You might ignore the “About Phone”… Read more

7 of the Best Chrome Extensions You Need to Try

Love it or hate it, Chrome is brimming with features and customizability that rival browsers can only shake their envious heads at. On the one hand you have Chrome Flags which lets intrepid Web users mess around with experimental features made by the Chrome team. Then you have Chrome extensions that change the way you browse the Internet and are denoted by little icons to the right of your Chrome omnibox. These extensions vary greatly in function (and quality), from ones that secure your browser to others that keep you focused when you’re trying to work. So that you don’t need to sift through the mess of… Read more