How to Use a VPN to Improve Security on Your Android Device
You probably use your Android phone for many purposes. Whether it’s checking email, browsing the internet, or shopping online, you use your phone for almost everything and it has become…
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5 Sure Signs You Have Been Hacked
Most hackers don’t exactly leave a calling card. For obvious reasons, it is in their best interest if you have no idea that anything is wrong with your system. Malware…
Understanding a VPN Kill Switch
If you have ever used a VPN, you’d know that sometimes the connection can drop unexpectedly. No matter how reliable a service is, there are always chances for the speeds…
How to Delete Your Google Photos
If the Backup and Sync settings on your Android phone are turned on, your photos will automatically be uploaded to Google Photos. What is Google Photos? It’s a cloud system…
Australia passes controversial encryption law, raising serious privacy and legal concerns
On Thursday, the Australian government passed a controversial new law that would allow law enforcement and government agencies to demand access to encrypted communications. Under the new legislation, companies who…
Ads Following You Around? Here’s How You Can Stop Them
I looked for a nice wallet for my husband’s birthday but then decided to buy it later. An hour later, I’m showing him something on a blog and that same…
Email Security: What Is It, And How Do You Improve It?
What is Email Security? Email security is a term which describes collective techniques used to secure access to an email account and information contained in email messages. Email security is…
Electric vehicles are sending real-time location and diagnostic data to Chinese government monitoring centers
A couple of months ago, this blog noted how modern vehicles are constantly producing large quantities of data, which has important implications for privacy. An Associated Press article published in…
How to Review Permissions Given to Your Mobile Apps
If you are anything like millions of other mobile device users, you probably spend most of your time using apps. Recent studies have shown that, on average, we spend a…
New Australian anti-encryption bill ripe for abuse
Since 2017, Australian lawmakers have sought to read your encrypted messages on services such as WhatsApp - and now their wish has been granted. As of Thursday the 6th of December,…