Tips for avoiding scams during the holiday shopping season
Don’t get scammed. Watch out for holiday shopping scammers and protect your online security with these tips.
2021 Gift Guide: Best cybersecurity gifts for privacy protection
This post was originally published on December 11, 2020. In the whirlwind season of Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales and general holiday shopping mayhem,...
The antitrust case against Google might be good for your privacy
The U.S. Department of Justice claims Google is operating as a monopoly. If the company gets broken up, it would part with some of its data collection.
Delete these now: The worst apps for privacy in 2020
Here’s an easy resolution: Delete these apps that do no favors for your privacy.
Biometric data collection around the world
What biometric records does your country have on you? We look at how 10 countries, including U.S., Australia, and China, collect and use biometric data.
With a new bill, Canada could get very tough on data privacy
If passed, the GDPR-style regulations would include some of the heaviest fines in the world for privacy violations.
Canada’s version of the NSA is just as bad
So you thought the NSA was shady. Turns out Canada’s surveillance agency exercises egregious online monitoring, too.
5 ways Amazon spies on you (even if you’re not a customer)
When it comes to invasive algorithms, Amazon is rarely mentioned in the same breath as Facebook or Google. Perhaps that’s a mistake.
What is SOCKS5? How do SOCKS proxies work?
Learn about the benefits of using the SOCKS5 proxy to keep your identity private and whether you should use it with a VPN.
A less-invasive Covid-19 tracker: Sniffer dogs
Dogs are one of the most low-tech forms of surveillance around—and now a welcome addition in the effort to control the virus’s spread.
