How to turn off Safari’s recent searches on iPhone
If you just updated to iOS 18.4.1 this week, you may have noticed that Safari on your iPhone or iPad has started showing a list of your recent search queries. The feature was added in…
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Watch out: Amazon searches might soon push you off of Amazon entirely
I’ve probably spent more time combing through Amazon listings than most people, if only because I have to do it for Amazon’s various Prime Day sales events. The Amazon shopping experience has become progressively more…
US border agents must get warrant before cell phone searches, federal court rules
A federal district court in New York has ruled that U.S. border agents must obtain a warrant before searching the electronic devices of Americans and international travelers crossing the U.S. border. The ruling on July…
‘Reverse’ searches: The sneaky ways that police tap tech companies for your private data
With the aim of identifying criminal suspects, U.S. police departments are increasingly relying on a controversial surveillance practice to demand large amounts of users’ data from tech companies. So-called “reverse” searches allow law enforcement and…