How to unblock Spotify
Have you ever seen either of these messages and wondered how to unblock Spotify? "Spotify is currently not available in your country." "Be the first to know when we launch."…
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How to unblock WhatsApp
How do you unblock WhatsApp if you are unable to use it on your internet? WhatsApp is blocked by default on many school or office networks, and also by some…
Private Internet Access users can now resolve internet names with the Handshake Naming System (HNS)
Starting since version 1.30, the Mac, Linux, and Windows Private Internet Access (PIA) desktop clients have come with the ability to change the selected Name Server from PIA’s Domain Name…
Firefox Extensions are Temporarily Broken for Most Users – What Happened and How to Fix
What Happened? Today, many users were met with an error saying that their extensions were no longer valid and have been disabled by Firefox. This is because in mid-2018, Mozilla…
Preparing for Travel – Properly Backing Up Your Android Cell Phone
When I prepare for travel, I take some steps to make sure that my protected data will not be read or otherwise mishandled by customs. I then follow-up with rigorous…
Identity and Card Theft – Shielding Yourself from the Unsafe Small Business
With a constant stream of news of big organizations that have neglected their security, we often forget that the most vulnerable organizations are the small and medium businesses that don't…
Impersonation and Identity Theft Risk on GitHub and How to Prevent It
In today's world, people who commit fraud, or scammers, frequently attempt to masquerade as another person or entity. Identity theft happens for a multitude of reasons, including but not limited…
Testing your web browser for cryptojacking
Cryptojacking or cryptocurrency mining is the covert use of your computer's Central Processing Unit (CPU) and Graphics Processing unit (GPU) to mine for cryptocurrency. With the rise of cryptocurrency, cryptojacking…
Buying Bitcoin? 4 Criteria For Choosing the Right Crypto Exchange
Your first foray into cryptocurrency will almost certainly take place on a cryptocurrency exchange - a place for buying and selling bitcoin. Travel back in time a few years, and…
How to permanently delete files in Windows with Cipher
When you delete a file in Windows, all it really does, is delete an entry in the master file table that tells the computer where the actual file is stored. …