01 / Money
How free apps make money from your money
Your account can cost nothing to open and still earn money for the company behind it. Follow the cash to see what the deal costs you.
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Photo by Fer Troulik on Unsplash. 02 / Digital Risk
What a VPN hides and what it doesn’t
A VPN can hide browsing destinations from your local network and mask your IP address. Here is who can still see what, and five checks that matter.
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Still: 极客湾Geekerwan / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0; cropped for display. 03 / Tech Economy
Why big tech companies want you to stay in their ecosystem
Your next phone is also a decision about photos, subscriptions, apps and family routines. Here is how convenience becomes a switching cost.
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