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How to wipe a device before you sell or recycle it
Deleting a file does not erase it. Here is the order of steps that clears an old phone, laptop or drive before you sell, donate or recycle it.
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Practical technology explainers: how your data moves, what settings really do, and how to make the tools you already use behave.
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Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)How passkeys change the way you sign in to accounts
Passkeys sign you in with a key held on your own device, unlocked by fingerprint, face or PIN. Here is how they work and what to check before you switch.
HSTech
How to spot a phishing message before you click
Phishing arrives by email, text or call dressed as a trusted sender. Learn the red flags, the safe way to check a message, and how to report it.
WHTech
What happens to your files when you move to the cloud
Sync, backup and archive each solve a different problem, and mixing them up is how people lose files they believed were safe.
HATech
How to audit which apps can see your personal data
Find which apps can reach your accounts, judge each permission by its risk, and revoke the ones you no longer need or trust.
WSTech
Why software updates are the cheapest security fix
Patches close the flaws attackers hunt for. Here is what to keep updated, how to automate it, and what to do when a device stops getting fixes.