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There’s a simple and effective new way to deep clean your privacy and security on Facebook, Google, X and more, from a startup called Block Party.
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(Emma Kumer/The Washington Post; Block Party)
November 3, 2024 at 9:05 a.m. EST
I thought I had my Facebook, Google, Instagram, X, Venmo and LinkedIn on privacy lockdown. Then I got terrified by a new service called Block Party.
It scans nine critical apps for 223 privacy, security and other settings. Again and again, Block Party found problems with how I’d set up my accounts that left me exposed to stalkers, fraudsters and creepy companies.
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