Editorial policy
Every article on Decoded Signal follows the same standards, whether it reviews a $5 viewer tool or a market-leading parental-control suite.
Evidence over opinion
Hands-on reviews label tested claims as Verified, Limited, Unsupported or Impossible. Source-based guides state when they rely on current product pages or platform documentation instead of a new test.
We never fabricate screenshots, personal experience or test results. A researched article does not use phrases such as 'we tested' or 'we confirmed' unless that work actually happened.
Consent and safety
All testing is consent-based, on accounts and devices we control. We do not publish instructions for defeating platform privacy controls, and we state plainly that legitimate location sharing and private-account access generally require consent, account approval or appropriate device permissions.
Dates and corrections
Every article shows its published and last-checked dates and keeps an update history. Errors are corrected in place and logged. Report one via the contact page.