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Consumer Reports' tips for protecting your privacy

Posted at 4:30 AM, Nov 06, 2019
and last updated 2019-11-06 06:30:48-05

If you're not tech-savvy, and most of us aren't, it can be tough to figure out how to protect your privacy online and on your phone.

There are games and other apps that take your location information, contacts and other details and sell that data.

However, Consumer Reports has easy ways to limit location tracking, facial recognition and even remove location information from the pictures you take.

Learn how to turn off Facebook's facial recognition, cell phone tracking and other privacy settings on Consumer Reports' website.