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Split Key Cryptography is Back… Again – Why Government Back Doors Don’t Work

Updated on Apr 16, 2025 by Derek Zimmer

Governments in the Five eyes surveillance alliance have been relentlessly lobbying for the power to force companies to back door their encrypted data. Every year, a new proposal comes through…

Categories: Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance

How to Set a Strong Passcode on Your Mobile Device

Updated on Jan 26, 2024 by Ashley Perna

Without a strong passcode, everything on your mobile device is accessible by anyone. That includes thieves, random co-workers, and local law enforcement officers and the FBI. Even if you only…

Categories: General Privacy News, Guides

How to Be Forgotten If You Are in the EU

Updated on Jan 31, 2024 by Summer Hirst

When something goes up on the internet, it’s almost permanent. Your data lies with so many people –your clients, partners, and other parties. Even when you stop taking services from…

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Why It’s Important to Secure Your Router with a VPN

Updated on Jan 31, 2024 by Summer Hirst

A good VPN will allow you to connect to multiple devices (generally 3-5) on a single license. But any typical family will have at least 6-10 devices that use the…

Categories: Encryption, General Privacy News, Guides, VPN

How to Delete Facebook Account Permanently and Temporarily

Updated on Jan 30, 2024 by Summer Hirst

Facebook – a world where everyone is happy and successful and the pressure to show off your personal successes is just too overwhelming. But that’s not the only reason to…

Categories: General Privacy News, Guides, Social Media

Quora Data Breach Affects 100 Million Users

Updated on Dec 4, 2018 by Chris Miller

On December 3rd, 2018, the infamous Question and Answer site, Quora announced that the private messages and account information from around 100 million users was exposed by a "malicious third…

Categories: Cybersecurity, General Privacy News

How to Delete Skype in 2 Minutes

Updated on Aug 4, 2021 by Leah Zitter

About the only two instances I heard of users wanting to close their skype accounts were (a) when one person’s mother died (b) when the person’s account was hacked. Otherwise,…

Categories: General Privacy News, Guides

How to Prevent Spyware

Updated on Aug 26, 2020 by Summer Hirst

If you’re annoyed by Instagram stalkers, imagine when someone takes stalking to another level. They can see your usernames and passwords, what you chat with others, the emails you send,…

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Best Browsers for Privacy and Security

Updated on Apr 16, 2025 by Summer Hirst

Every day, we do so many activities on our browsers – online shopping, social media, streaming music and movies, and so much more. And every step you take gives advertisers…

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Sky Brasil exposed private information, including IP addresses, of 32 million Brazilians

Updated on Aug 26, 2020 by Caleb Chen

Sky Brasil, one of Brazil’s largest internet service providers (ISP) has exposed private information on all 32 million of its users. This leak was discovered by Brazilian independent researcher Fabio…

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