Privacy Limits

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  Apple's 'Hide My Email' Protects Users From Apps, Not Police

  Apple's Hide My Email feature helps protect users from apps and websites, but court records show it does not prevent law enforcement from accessing user identities through legal requests.

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  How to Enable Privacy Display on the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra: A Step-by-Step Guide

  The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra was launched in February as the company’s flagship smartphone. While it brought several notable hardware changes and artificial intelligence (AI)-backed enhancements, the headlining feature is touted to be the Privacy Display. Built directly into the handset's screen, it is designed to limit side-angle visibility with...

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  Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra's Privacy Display Explained: How Flex Magic Pixel Works

  As smartphones increasingly rely on AI-driven personalisation, more sensitive information is visible on-screen. For this, Samsung’s newly launched Galaxy S26 Ultra brings a potentially game-changing feature. It has introduced a new display technology that aims to enhance on-device privacy. Called Privacy Display, the feature is built directly int...

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  Samsung Unveils Galaxy S26 Ultra With Built-In Privacy Display, AI Upgrades

  Samsung Electronics Co. unveiled its Galaxy S26 lineup of smartphones, with an emphasis on artificial intelligence features and real-world privacy over major design changes.

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  Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra 'Privacy Display' Feature to Arrive on Other Flagship Android Phones, Tipster Claims

  Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra will launch with a new Privacy Display that limits viewing angles so people nearby cannot see sensitive information, like purchase alerts or private chats. Samsung has confirmed this hardware feature. Now, a tipster claims that Chinese phone makers are also testing similar technology for their upcoming devices, suggesting w...

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  Samsung Galaxy S26 Series Leak: 'Anti-Spy' Display, Camera Upgrade Rumoured

  The Galaxy S26 series will have a 'Pixel-level' privacy feature that will limit viewing angles.

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  WhatsApp Might Soon Let Parents Control Who Minors Interact With

  WhatsApp is reportedly working on parental controls through new secondary accounts designed for minors. These accounts would limit interactions to saved contacts and allow parents to manage privacy settings and receive activity updates. Importantly, parents would not be able to view messages or call details, suggesting WhatsApp is trying to balance...

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  Google Chrome for Android Could Soon Let You Share Your Approximate Location With Websites

  Google is reportedly testing a new approximate location toggle in Chrome for Android. The feature may give more flexibility to users to share only an approximate location with specific websites. It was spotted in version 142.0.7444.171. This change could enhance privacy controls, letting users limit websites that can track their location.

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  Researchers Claim to Uncover Billions of WhatsApp-Registered Phone Numbers Using Automation Techniques

  WhatsApp’s contact-discovery flaw let researchers match 3.5 billion phone numbers to active accounts. By exploiting the absence of rate limits, they checked vast number ranges to see which were registered. They also found that many users exposed their profile photos and About texts publicly. The team even identified millions of accounts in countr...

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  WhatsApp for iOS Finally Begins Testing Multi-Account Support With Seamless Switching

  WhatsApp has reportedly begun introducing multi-account support on iOS, giving users the ability to use two accounts in a single app while maintaining separate chats, alerts and privacy controls. The feature, available to a limited group of beta testers on version 25.34.10.72, adds an Account List menu, enhanced notification handling, easy switchin...