Take these steps to remove an ex from your digital life

You get married or move in together, and your lives are tied in countless ways: a mortgage, the power bill, and your relationship status on social media sites.

Then it ends, and you’re left with a lot of heartache and a lot of work. It’s bad enough thinking about everything strangers know about you. Tap or click for the steps to do a thorough background check on yourself, so you know what others can dig up.

Someone who knows you well has access to so much more info.

If things ended badly, you would be wise to check your phone for software that records what you do. Sadly, I’ve heard from many people over the years whose ex installed a spy program. Tap or click Comments