Privacy is Personal
You can't get more private than I am right now: in a locked room, alone, unconnected to anything. Privacy is personal. It's not a service provided by somebody else. It's…
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How to Keep Your Smart TV from Spying On You
You might enjoy watching your smart TV, but what if your smart TV is watching you back? And it’s not just about tracking what you watch. Your TV might actually…
Beginner’s Guide to VPN Encryption Protocols
Have you noticed options like PPTP, L2TP, or OpenVPN in your VPN software and wondered what they are? These are VPN protocols. What Are VPN Protocols? A VPN software comes…
How to Protect Your Privacy at Work
Privacy in the workplace has become a commonplace issue as we now rely heavily on the internet, at work and at home. Is it unreasonable to ask to not be…
534 Ways that Windows 10 Tracks You – From German Cyber Intelligence
The German Federal Cyberintelligence Agency BSI has released a report (PDF warning) (sections 1.2 and later are in English) that details the myriad ways that Windows 10 tracks users, and…
What Are Public Keys And Private Encryption Keys?
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…
How to Hide Your Location – An Online Safety Guide
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…
Beginner’s guide to encryption
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…
What is Off-The-Record (OTR) Messaging?
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…
How to remove your voice search history from Amazon, Google or Siri
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…