Get Google out of Your Mobile Life with /e/OS
Digital privacy is a human right. But we’re being spied on more than we may realize. Android phone users are particularly at-risk of watchful eyes, even with customized software. Not…
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How to Escape The ‘Smartphone Duopoly’ of Apple & Google with Sailfish OS
There’s a shocking lack of diversity in the smartphone market. Either you’re boasting an iPhone in your pocket or you’re carrying around an Android. But Google spies on your stuff,…
Securing Your Accounts Is Difficult. This Is What You Should Know About Multi-Factor Authentication.
Security isn’t something you can compromise on in the 21st century. Without it, your bank accounts would be drained, your identity would probably be stolen, and your sensitive files would…
Phishing, Smishing & Vishing: What You Need to Know & How to Protect Yourself
My career is about to take off — at least it is if I was to believe the number of companies looking at my LinkedIn profile over the past few…
The Fediverse: Decentralized Social Media for Human Beings
For the last two decades, social media has been the arena into which thoughts are thrown — open to inspection by friends, family, colleagues, and the wider world. Facebook and…
Instant Messaging Apps: How Private Are They & What Alternatives Are There?
Instant secure communication is a basic expectation in the 21st century. It's a way of keeping in touch with friends, family, work colleagues, and casual drinking buddies — without the…
How to Hide from Facial Recognition Software with Fawkes
I recently wrote about constructing a fake persona to hide your identity online. I’ll admit that for most people, it’s a lot of trouble to go through. In most cases,…
How to Create a Convincing Persona to Hide Your Identity Online
Peter Steiner's cartoon "On the internet, nobody knows you're a dog" is The New Yorker's most reprinted drawing since they first published it in 1993. Forget the expertly illustrated political sketches,…
Disagreeable, Lazy, and an Addict – What Genetic Tests Can Tell an Employer or a Partner
Warning: This post contains uncomfortable levels of personal information. My name is David Rutland. I’m the managing editor of PIA's blog, and I suppose this is as good an introduction…
Tails OS: The Amnesic Operating System That Covers Your Tracks
If you've ever done something super sneaky and prayed that no one would ever find out, you're in a similar position to Edward Snowden when he leaked highly classified information…