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2 mins

How to stop the Kazakhstan government from intercepting your internet traffic

Update: The Kazakh government has halted its CA plans for now. If you previously installed the certificate, make sure it has been thoroughly removed...
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7 mins

9 things you can do with a home server

Running your own server at home can be cheap and requires only basic knowledge of the command line. An old laptop can be converted...
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3 mins

Report: Stalkerware apps not held accountable for infringing privacy rights

Stalkerware—spyware applications installed on devices to surveil children, employees, and partners—has become the latest tool used by abusers to exert power and control over...
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4 mins

The fight for online privacy is heating up in Maine

About two years ago, the United States Senate voted in favor of Senate Joint Resolution 34, essentially enabling internet service providers (ISPs) to sell...
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5 mins

Wozniak says we should get off Facebook but why should Zuckerberg care?

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak is the latest tech celebrity to urge users to purge their Facebook account, suggesting that the privacy risks are concerning...
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3 mins

7 privacy and security takeaways in Mary Meeker’s Internet Trends Report

Technology analyst Mary Meeker’s annual Internet Trends report sheds light on important changes in online privacy and security.
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4 mins

ExpressVPN survey reveals Americans do care about privacy after all

NOTE: This post was originally published on June 13, 2019 A representative survey, commissioned by ExpressVPN and undertaken by Propeller Insights, produced many surprising results...
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2 mins

Google is using Gmail to track your purchases. No one knows why.

For almost six years, Google has extracted and stored all purchases, bookings, and subscriptions from your Gmail account. It’s not clear why Google wants...
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3 mins

The fight for your face: The battles deciding the fate of facial recognition

Companies and governments are putting more resources into facial recognition technology to capture your face. Now, people are fighting back.
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3 mins

Worried your devices will get confiscated at the border? Here’s what you can do

There is growing evidence to suggest that border security agents are taking greater steps to intrude into our daily lives. Just last year, customs...

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