iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 bring enhanced Wi-Fi network indicators in the Control Center that now include privacy status and security icons for connectivity insights.
Apple brings Wi-Fi privacy indicators to the Control Center in iOS 26 and iPadOS 26
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Dropbox Passwords to undergo phased shut down starting next month
Dropbox Passwords, a password manager solution provided by popular cross-platform cloud storage company Dropbox, will be fully discontinued on October 28th, 2025 following a phased discontinuation schedule, according to an announcement shared this week by the company.
Spotify exposed: Private listening habits of politicians, journalists and tech bros leaked in a privacy meltdown
Spotify just leaked private playlists of famous people, and your personal music could be exposed too because of Spotify's broken privacy settings.
New TikTok controls let parents monitor consumption and upload of videos by teens; community notes launch in the US
TikTok has launched Family Pairing, a new set of parental controls that enable parents to monitor both the consumption and uploading of videos by teens.
An exploit involving Spotlight plugins could let attackers steal private metadata
Microsoft has discovered a Spotlight-related exploit in macOS that could enable attackers to steal private metadata from Apple apps and third-party apps.
How to hide AI-generated images in DuckDuckGo search results
Learn how to hide all images generated by artificial intelligence (AI) from your image search results in DuckDuckGo on an iPhone, iPad, Mac and the web.
RecordConfirm jailbreak tweak lets users confirm before starting a Voice Memos recording
Normally, whenever you tap on the record button in the Voice Memos app on your iPhone, the app instantly begins recording whatever sound the microphone picks up, be it someone’s voice or something else.
How to delete your chat history from the ChatGPT app
Whenever you query ChatGPT to find answers to the questions you have, the AI assistant keeps a running history of past conversations for those who’ve signed in with an account so they can either easily reference them in the future or pick up where they left off with any follow-up dialogue.
Apple is updating parental controls with new child safety features, including permission to text new numbers
Apple has updated parental controls in iOS 26 and other operating systems with new child safety features, including permission to text new numbers.
WhatsApp usernames coming to let you stop sharing your actual phone number
WhatsApp will let you sign in to the service with just a username or screen name instead of your phone number for increased messaging and texting privacy.
WhatsApp privacy tweak ensures deleted messages no longer leak in quoted replies
Meta is rolling out an important privacy tweak in WhatsApp to ensure any messages you've deleted are also removed from quoted replies for all chat participants.
macOS 16 will warn you if an app tries to snoop on the things you copy and paste
macOS 16 will improve clipboard privacy on your Mac by displaying a banner if an app tries to read the things you've copied and pasted, Apple has confirmed.