First things first: Uninstall any programs you no longer need or use. On Windows, go to Settings, Apps, Installed apps, and hit the three dots next to an app to uninstall it. On Mac, find the ...

Liz Simmons is an education staff writer at Forbes Advisor. She has written about higher education and career development for various online publications since 2016. She earned a master’s degree in ...

Privacy Please is an ongoing series exploring the ways privacy is violated in the modern world, and what can be done about it. Cooper Quintin, a security researcher ...