The Free Desk / Section 03
Security & Privacy
What a program asks for, and what it does with it. Everything in this section is written to still be true in ten years — no rankings, no “best of”, no dates.
In this section
3 pieces · 15 minutes of reading in total.
- EXPLAINER What a Program Is Asking ForPermissions, telemetry and the difference between needed and wanted.
- EXPLAINER Bundled Extras and How They Get ThereWhy 'free to download' sometimes arrives with company.
- GUIDE Why Updating Is the Security FeatureThe unglamorous habit that does most of the work.