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Steve from Hartford, Connecticut, like many Americans, is baffled by Google’s settings and recently sent in this email question. Here's what he asked: "I have my Google Web & Activity, Location ...

If the "Restart Office to apply changes to your privacy settings" message keeps popping up on your Windows 11/10 PC, use the ...

Ah, Google. We couldn't live without its search engine, Gmail, and especially YouTube. Its services are practically ubiquitous, and the world would reel from the loss if it were to vanish tomorrow.

"Some assembly required" isn't an effective model for protecting your data. Alfred Ng Senior Reporter / CNET News Alfred Ng was a senior reporter for CNET News. He was raised in Brooklyn and ...

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