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Maybe it’s time to dump social media, just for a little bit
For a lot of us these days, the internet has become our sole tether to the outside world, connecting us virtually to family and friends and facilitating our work and play. If you weren’t already spe...
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What is GDPR and how do you obtain GDPR compliance?
To understand the story of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), we must rewind back to 2011. That was when newly graduated Austrian lawyer and data protection activist Max Schrems filed a re...
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How to spot Covid-19 phishing and ransomware attacks
NOTE: This post was originally published on April 7, 2020 Spring is normally the time when tax-related phishing scams spike, spurious emails might promise tax rebates to unwitting recipients. This yea...
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ExpressVPN adds help guides to its iOS and Android apps
At ExpressVPN, we take pride in our customer support, offered by real people working around the clock. Recently, we’ve made it even easier for customers to find answers to common questions about u...
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The EU wants you to have the ‘right to repair’ your electronic devices
This post was originally published on March 27, 2020. If you’re frustrated at not being able to switch batteries in your older generation iPhone, or not being able to update your classic click-wheel...
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Free things you can do online when you’re stuck at home
With cafes and restaurants shut, major sports and music events cancelled, and movement outside your home restricted to essential trips to the supermarket, a lot of people are turning to their devices ...
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Why isn’t Big Tech embraced in its own backyard?
Silicon Valley and San Francisco’s Bay Area have long been synonymous with Big Tech. It was the center of the dot-com boom of the ’90s, which ushered in the fastest adoption of new technology in m...
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Countries are using greater surveillance measures to track Covid-19. What are they tracking?
Heightened global concerns over the novel coronavirus have compelled countries to implement measures such as flight suspensions, mandatory quarantine and work from home mandates, shutdowns of bars and...
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8 anti-spam techniques your email uses to prevent spam
It’s difficult to define exactly what constitutes email spam. What might be a useful newsletter to one person could be unwanted advertising to another, and a welcome business opportunity will be ill...
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Students and activists in the U.S. lead the fight against facial recognition
This post was originally published March 12, 2020. Advancements in facial recognition tech have made it possible to identify us even when we’re covering our face, but a new wave of privacy advocates...
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