Privacy & Security
Browser extensions: a practical safety checklist
Evaluate extension publishers, permissions, and site access with a practical checklist, plus a routine for removing tools you no longer need.
JOURNAL TOPIC
Privacy
Choose privacy settings with a specific purpose. The guides below explain what is stored locally, what websites may still learn, and how to review third-party access.
A focused path through the journal.
The guides collected here approach privacy from different practical angles. Pick the article closest to your current task, try its process with a familiar page or project, and return to the official source when you need details for a particular browser.
Keep a short note about what you changed and why. That makes it easier to judge whether a setting or routine serves your needs and to explain the choice when you revisit it. Related guides at the end of each article offer another useful next step.
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Privacy & Security
Private browsing: what it hides and what it doesn’t
Understand private browser sessions, what websites and networks can still see, and the habits that make private mode useful.
Privacy & Security
Cookies and cache: what to clear, and when
Learn what cookies and cache do, how to reset one website, and which browser data to keep when troubleshooting.