# \#priacy-tips

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## [Telegram Privacy Features you didn't know about](https://community.blokada.org/t/telegram-privacy-features-you-didnt-know-about/27924)

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**Author:** [@Reda\_Labdaoui](https://community.blokada.org/u/Reda_Labdaoui)\
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**Last updated:** [November 18, 2022, 2:04pm UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/telegram-privacy-features-you-didnt-know-about/27924 "2022-11-18T14:04:15Z")

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Telegram has surged in popularity in 2021 after WhatsApp announced changes to its privacy policy that would allow it to share information with parent company Meta, in fact, your messaging data may have been shared with F…

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## [How is TikTok Dangerous to Personal Privacy and Security](https://community.blokada.org/t/how-is-tiktok-dangerous-to-personal-privacy-and-security/27756)

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**Author:** [@Reda\_Labdaoui](https://community.blokada.org/u/Reda_Labdaoui)\
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**Last updated:** [November 11, 2022, 9:42am UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/how-is-tiktok-dangerous-to-personal-privacy-and-security/27756 "2022-11-11T09:42:49Z")

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A commissioner at the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) has called on the US government to ban TikTok in the United States over privacy and security concerns the app. The Chinese short video app was banned in Indi…

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## [3 apps that should NOT be on your phone (if you care about your privacy)](https://community.blokada.org/t/3-apps-that-should-not-be-on-your-phone-if-you-care-about-your-privacy/27537)

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**Author:** [@Reda\_Labdaoui](https://community.blokada.org/u/Reda_Labdaoui)\
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**Last updated:** [October 31, 2022, 2:48pm UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/3-apps-that-should-not-be-on-your-phone-if-you-care-about-your-privacy/27537 "2022-10-31T14:48:55Z")

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1. QR code scanners Using QR codes to disguise malicious intent makes a lot of sense from a hacker’s point of view. For years, cybercriminals have built out scam emails to disguise dangerous links or attachments as ha…

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## [3 Facebook privacy settings you probably didn’t know about](https://community.blokada.org/t/3-facebook-privacy-settings-you-probably-didn-t-know-about/27292)

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**Author:** [@Reda\_Labdaoui](https://community.blokada.org/u/Reda_Labdaoui)\
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**Last updated:** [October 20, 2022, 10:18am UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/3-facebook-privacy-settings-you-probably-didn-t-know-about/27292 "2022-10-20T10:18:35Z")

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1. Clear your history using ‘Off-Facebook Activity’ Facebook is constantly gathering data through your activity, which could be on or off-site since millions of websites have a Facebook pixel set on them. That data i…

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## [Weekly Privacy tips](https://community.blokada.org/t/weekly-privacy-tips/26857)

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**Author:** [@Reda\_Labdaoui](https://community.blokada.org/u/Reda_Labdaoui)\
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**Last updated:** [September 30, 2022, 3:28pm UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/weekly-privacy-tips/26857 "2022-09-30T15:28:04Z")

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In order to raise general awareness around privacy, we are thinking of sharing on a weekly basis privacy tips that might be useful to protect yourself from tracking. We usually share tips in our newsletter on a month…