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How to manage app permissions on your iPhone

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Every time you install an app on your iPhone, it comes with permissions attached — permissions that determine what it can and can’t do. These permissions cover some pretty fundamental parts of iOS, including access to the iPhone camera, microphone, and current location. The permissions get asked for one by one as they’re needed, so you’ve … Read more

How to easily change folder and file permissions on Linux

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Frizi/Getty Images File permissions are an important aspect of the Linux operating system for security and privacy. You see, Linux is a multi-user operating system, which means more than one person can be logged on to the system at one time.  Say, for example, you have a file called private.txt in the Documents directory of … Read more