Ads and tracking have turned TVs into privacy nightmares. Both are so widespread among smart TVs that I’ve written a guide for avoiding them. One recommendation in that guide is to use a computer ...

The latest Windows update adds a feature that's sure to make people cringe: ads directly on your computer. Fortunately, there's a way to disable them. Windows may be the world's most widely used ...

If you’ve set up Bing-powered wallpapers on Windows 11 (and Windows 10), you might see a full-fledged advertisement for J.K.

LG is reportedly pulling a McAfee pop-up ad from a controversial app that some of its monitors have stealthily installed on connected computers. The app, LG Monitor App Installer, installs itself ...

Question: How can I purge Microsoft’s constant ads, pop-ups, and suggestions in Windows 11? Answer: If it seems like you’re seeing more suggestions from Microsoft creeping into your Windows experience ...

We all bitch about OSes and hardware, but be thankful that we live in the 21st century. In the early 80’s 2K of RAM was touted as enough to “satisfy our lust for power.” OObject has put together a ...

Inevitably, whenever there is a discussion on the internet about how YouTube (or any other website) is choked with ads, someone will say, "Just use an ad blocker." The name seems to say it all. An ad ...

Google blocked 5.1 billion ads and suspended more than 39.2 million advertiser accounts in 2024, according to its 2024 Ads Safety Report released this week. The company says the increasing enforcement ...