How to See and Delete the Data Windows 10 Collects and Sends to Microsoft

Windows 10’s April Update brings a slew of new features. Some of these make existing Windows 10 tools even better, while others address longtime concerns of users. One tool that falls into the latter category is a new diagnostic data viewer. Windows 10 has long received criticism for collecting extensive telemetry data and sending it
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How the CLOUD Act Will Damage Your Data Privacy Forever

The massive Facebook and Cambridge Analytica revelations continue to provide shocking news concerning your privacy. But during this Facebook-dominated news cycle, the US government has sneacked through a piece of legislation that drastically abuses privacy around the globe. The CLOUD Act eliminates any protection for overseas data, allowing government agencies to pick and choose where
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How to Declutter Your Data With No Regrets (But Keep What You Need)

One effective way to worry less about your data is to have less of it to worry about. To get there, you’ll need to redefine the word “important” to mean “impossible to get your hands on in future for free”. With that definition as our guide, let’s explore the kind of data you can consider
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How to Transfer Data From Your Computer to Phone Quickly

Your desktop computer and phone are two things you use every day. The latter is smaller and portable compared to the other but can’t hold everything your computer does. So, what do you do to transfer stuff from your computer to your phone? Here are six ways you can take your computer files with you
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How to Convert MBR to GPT Without Losing Data in Windows

How many hard drives does your system have? One? Three? Ten? Regardless of how many drives you have, they all need one thing to keep track of what’s on the drive: a partition table. The partition table describes the partitions (sections) of the drive and helps your system find the files you need. Your Windows
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How to Back Up Steam Game Data on Linux

Whether you need to reinstall your Linux operating system, or simply want to ensure your game progress is safe from data loss, backing up save game data is the answer. You could make a complete disk image… or you could employ a dedicated tool. Whatever your reason for making backups of your game data, you
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