In today’s hyper-connected world, social media giants like Facebook are constantly collecting data about your online and offline activities. From the websites you visit to your exact location, ...

Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, has long faced criticism for tracking users' online behaviour and selling that data to advertisers. A typical example is when you search for a ...

You can disable Google Maps' Timeline history of the places you've visited. You can also disable Maps from tracking you through the app's settings.

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