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Twitter Jumps on Do Not Track Bandwagon

Twitter Twitter recently announced it will support the Do Not Track (DNT) initiative by honoring requests from Twitter users who do not want their online behavior recorded. Here’s how to enable the new feature.

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Prevent Facebook Strangers From Contacting You

Facebook has close to a billion users. If you don’t want to be contacted or friend requested by those you don’t know, here’s how you can take a pro-active approach to your privacy.

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Google, Stop Asking Me for My Phone Number [Unplugged]

Google seems hell bent on getting my phone number. Will it ever end?

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How to Disable Firefox Download History

If you don’t want anyone to find out what you have downloaded, and are concerned about your privacy, you can disable Download Manager in few simple steps.

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Improve Web Browsing Security In Chrome By Enabling Click To Play

Looking to secure your web browsing? Chrome has a built-in feature to disable plugins from automatically running. Here’s how to enable it.

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Twitter Files Anti-Spammer Lawsuit

It’s natural that, the more popular a social network service becomes, the more attractive it is to spammers. Now, Twitter says it has 140 million active users, posting more than 340 million tweets a day and it has decided to do something about those pesky spammers.

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OneNote 2010: How To Password Protect and Encrypt Notebooks

Whether you use Microsoft OneNote 2010 for Home, School or Work, a groovy feature you need to be aware of is its ability to secure your data by encrypting sections of your notebook using a password. Here’s how it works.

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Girls Around Me Removed from Apple AppStore

An iPhone app aggregating data from FourSquare and Facebook in order to show personal data around the user’s location has been pulled off the AppStore by its developer. The fact that FourSquare has decided to disallow it access to its technology has basically rendered it useless.

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How to Block Ads and Questionable Internet Connectivity for Android Apps on Rooted Devices

Tired of Android apps needlessly connecting to the internet? Put a stop to it with Droid Wall, a free app on the Google Play Market. Here’s a quick look at what it can do.

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Start Google Chrome in Incognito Mode by Default

If you like Google Chrome and keeping your browsing private, use Incognito mode. Here’s how to always start Chrome in incognito mode by default.

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