Permissions are promises
An app that asked for your microphone once keeps it until you take it back. Review permissions quarterly and revoke anything you can't justify.
Short reads on staying private day to day.
How ad tracking follows you
Advertising IDs and cross-app tracking stitch your activity into one profile. Turning both off breaks most of that chain.
Approximate is usually enough
Weather, news and shopping apps rarely need your exact position. Approximate location gives them what they need and you keep the detail.
Open Wi-Fi is a shared room
On an open network anyone nearby can watch unencrypted traffic. Turn off auto-join and use mobile data for anything sensitive.
Two-factor is the cheap win
Most account takeovers start with a reused password. A second factor stops nearly all of them.
Backups hold everything
Your backup contains your messages, photos and app data. End-to-end encryption means only you can open it.