171 apps analyzed. Meta's apps top the data-collection charts (25 of 35 data types on average). Google fills 29 of the top 40 most data-hungry spots.
"Privacy shouldn't be the price of admission for modern work and communication," — Dr. Luis Costa, Research Lead at Surfshark
Use separate browser profiles for work, banking, and everything else. Not extensions, actual profiles. It isolates cookies, logins, and tracking IDs between activities, so one compromised session doesn't leak into the others. Takes 2 minutes to set up, pays off forever.
When did you last change your passwords? Exactly.
Quick upgrade checklist:
- Use a password manager;
- Go for length over complexity;
- Stop reusing passwords across accounts;
- Secure your password storage;
- Turn on MFA;
- Add passkeys where they're supported;
- Audit your