Search Party' uses nearby Ring cameras to scan for missing pets in your yard. However it's on by default, prompting some Big Brother comparisons. Here's how to shut it down.

Another crucial Windows expiration date is right around the corner for more than a billion PCs. Here's what you need to do now.

Added by Apple with iOS 16, Lockdown Mode was launched as "an extreme, optional protection for the very small number of users ...

A new monitor can be a great thing, but your computer might not adjust its settings to take advantage of it automatically.

Computer Weekly\'s editor gives a personal perspective on the biggest issues in technology and IT strategy. The UK government’s plans for a national digital identity scheme were never going to be ...

Your smart TV is taking screenshots every few seconds of what you’re watching, then selling the info. It’s called ACR (automatic content recognition), and every brand hides these settings differently.

Another day, another “feature” turned on in a load-bearing app that you might want to turn off. For Gmail users, there is an automatic opt-in that may allow Google access to your emailed data (think: ...

According to @pictoryai, Zapier Copilot and Pictory have developed an AI-driven workflow that automates the process of converting any URL into a fully produced YouTube video. This workflow leverages ...

Apple really wants you to enable automatic updates for your iPhone. So much so that they’re employing a sketchy dark pattern in the iOS 26.2 update to trick you into turning it on. If you have ...

After installing iOS 26.2, if you're just tapping through screens, you could miss the update turning on automatic software updates. At the "Software Update Complete" stage where you normally tap on ...