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Internet Safety for Kids – A Parent’s Guide

Updated on Jan 26, 2024 by Summer Hirst

Being a parent isn’t easy. You need to make sure your kids are always safe and don’t land into any trouble. It’s hard enough in the real world and becomes…

Categories: General Privacy News, Guides

What Privacy and Incognito Mode Can and Cannot Protect

Updated on Aug 25, 2020 by Summer Hirst

When you don’t want your wife to know about the, er… objectionable websites you view, incognito browsing mode is the right tool for you. Don’t want your browser to remember…

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What Are Public Keys And Private Encryption Keys?

Updated on Jan 31, 2024 by Summer Hirst

If you’ve been on the internet for some time, you must have heard of the terms public and private keys. More specifically, if you’ve talked about or used cryptocurrencies, you…

Categories: Encryption, General Privacy News, Guides

How to Hide Your Location – An Online Safety Guide

Updated on Jan 31, 2024 by Summer Hirst

Ever got the creepy feeling that you’re being followed? You might not be entirely wrong. When you surf the internet, there are several entities that keep a track of your…

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Beginner’s guide to encryption

Updated on Jan 31, 2024 by Summer Hirst

Encryption is a pretty simple concept to understand, however, since it’s thrown around a lot in the online privacy space, some people might think it’s something that can only be…

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What is Off-The-Record (OTR) Messaging?

Updated on Jan 31, 2024 by Summer Hirst

Whether you’re a journalist trying to send private information, a businessperson sharing some confidential corporate details, or having an affair behind your spouse’s back, OTR (Off the Record) messaging can…

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How to remove your voice search history from Amazon, Google or Siri

Updated on Jan 27, 2024 by Jayson Q.

Many people report strange targeted adverts showing up after a specific conversation with someone. The general consensus is that our mobile devices and smart tech is monitoring us, which is…

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How to protect against keyloggers

Updated on Apr 16, 2025 by Summer Hirst

Keyloggers – those pesky pieces of malware that track whatever you do on your device. They log all keystrokes you make and can record everything – from the websites you…

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What is Pretty Good Privacy (PGP)?

Updated on Jan 31, 2024 by Summer Hirst

Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) is a pretty good way to encrypt your files and emails.  It works on the public key-private key method. Let’s say you have a mailbox in…

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Why you should use a password manager

Updated on Jan 26, 2024 by Summer Hirst

“You should always use strong passwords. Also, use a different password for each account. Additionally, you should keep changing passwords regularly.” You must’ve heard this several times. While it sounds…

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