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What is ransomware? How it works and how to prevent attacks
You sit down at your computer, ready to start your day—but instead of your desktop, you see a message: "Your files have been encrypted. Pay $500 in Bitcoin within 72 hours or lose everything." Photo...
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How to permanently delete your Instagram account
If you're reading this, you're likely one of the 1 billion monthly users of Instagram. While it's fun to share the occasional food pic or a snap from your latest vacation, posting photos online inevit...
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How to gift Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies this Christmas
Need a belated, last-minute Christmas present on the fly? Why not give the gift of cryptocurrencies this Christmas—specifically, Bitcoin. Bitcoin doesn’t exist in physical form. The cryptocurrency...
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The safe browsing guide: 21 ways to protect yourself online
Browsers are slowly replacing operating systems as the central interface for devices. Already, they are the primary application on most computers. Similar to how our smartphones have become our camera...
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Infographic: 6 tips to safer social media use
Using social media does mean giving up our personal information, whether it's to our followers or the tech companies who run social platforms. This is an issue, especially considering the amount of ti...
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The history of the internet: From its start to where it is today
The internet has become an integral part of our lives more rapidly than anyone could have ever imagined. In the late 1990s, it seemingly appeared out of nowhere and took the world by storm. Today, bei...
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What is off-the-record messaging (OTR)?
For journalists, the ability to protect a source is vital to successfully communicating with valuable people. For sources, the stakes are even higher: their security and liberty depend on not being id...
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Video: What can your ISP see?
Every time you go online, it’s important that your traffic is encrypted. Otherwise you never know who could be looking in. There’s a good chance your online activity is visible to your internet se...
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Is Facebook listening to you?
Ever had a conversation with someone recommending a new , only to see it advertised to you on Facebook or Instagram literally the same day? It’s the sort of coincidence that feels too spooky to be j...
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4 reasons you need a VPN at home
You might already be using a VPN at work, at school, or simply when you’re on the go. By encrypting your traffic and sending it through a secure tunnel, a VPN is the quickest and surest method of ke...
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