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Risk of biometric payments: You can’t reset your fingerprint
In several parts of the world, it’s possible to board planes, pay for your morning coffee, and log in to your financial accounts with a facial recognition scan or thumb imprint. Both Apple Pay and G...
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What is a CDN? Understanding content delivery networks
Why do some websites load almost instantly, even when hosted halfway around the world? The secret often lies in using a CDN. CDN stands for Content Delivery Network. It’s a geographically distribute...
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How to turn off browsing history
Your browsing history is a record of all the sites you have visited. This history can also include which email addresses you’ve used to log in to your accounts and what information you’ve filled i...
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What your mental health app reveals to big tech
When we book a session with a mental health professional, there is a high degree of trust built into the interaction. We’re paying someone to listen to some of our deepest and darkest secrets, and p...
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What is metadata and what does it mean?
In the context of privacy, we often talk about metadata as a weak link. While data can be easy to hide and encrypt, metadata is often far more difficult to conceal. Metadata is data about data. For ex...
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7 countries are calling for access to your private messages
If you’re using a messaging app that does not use end-to-end encryption (E2EE), your communications could be read by the company whose app you’re using, as well as government authorities and other...
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We need more than surveillance to prevent police violence
This post was originally published on October 13, 2020. When you think about intrusive surveillance, you might conjure up an image of an all-seeing eye following you around as you go about your daily ...
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Facebook: Our future in Europe is unclear
This post was originally published on October 8, 2020. Facebook says its fundamental service delivery model is under threat in Europe, as it does not know how it will adequately comply with an EU ruli...
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A huge drug bust raises questions about dark web anonymity
This post was originally published on October 7, 2020. The dark web is known for its illegal activity. But this part of the internet, which is often accessed with the Tor Browser and provides users wi...
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Why UK police love Uber: The company shares its data with them
Uber has won a long court battle to be able to operate in London. And through this saga, one of the company’s supporters has come as a surprise: UK police. The reason for this support is that, accor...
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