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Reviewing your Facebook data allows you to see what personal information Facebook has collected about you, helping you make informed decisions about your privacy settings. You might also need a copy ...

I've been a Facebook user since 2008, and in that time, I've posted hundreds of photos and videos of my kids growing up and other wonderful life events. So it would be a shame to lose it all if my ...

As of this week, users are able to download a copy of their Apple data, including most of the history they've got with the company digitally. That includes the data you store with Apple too, including ...

The Samsung Cloud storage service is on its way out. The shutdown is happening in phases depending on where you live, but Samsung recently extended the deadlines for all “Group 1" regions, which ...

Reddit is following in Twitter’s footsteps and charging third-party apps for access to their APIs. The result: Apollo, one of the most popular Reddit apps for iPhone, is shutting down entirely after ...

Apple's data and privacy initiatives are expanding. The ability to obtain the data Apple has about you now extends to customers in the U.S and Canada. It follows updates that brought its privacy pages ...

The Supreme Court has upheld a ban on TikTok. Before the app goes dark on Sunday, you’re probably wondering how to back up the dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of videos you may have on the ...

What data does Facebook have on you? A staggering amount if you’ve been using the service for a while. Fortunately, the social network makes it easy (if not straightforward) to find out exactly what ...