Every time you open an email, click a link, or join a public Wi-Fi network, there’s a risk that it’s malicious. It only takes one careless action to infect your device – or even your entire network – with malware. Preventing malware isn’t just about blocking a random file or avoiding a slowdown to your computer. … Continue reading “How to Prevent Malware: 10 Essential Tips to Stay Secure”
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Commercial spyware is serious enough for governments to have taken notice, but some are trying to use this opportunity to invade peoples’ online privacy.
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Fileless malware attacks can infect your devices without leaving a trace. Get to know how to detect and remove fileless malware from your system.
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A few months ago, we wrote about dual-use surveillance systems – that is, technology that can be used for both peaceful and military purposes. The post discussed some limited efforts by the EU to prevent such technologies from being abused. A major new leak of alleged targets of one of the leading spyware companies, the … Continue reading “What the Pegasus Spyware Leak Means for Surveillance, Smartphones & Encryption Backdoors”
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Featured: Privacy News Online – Week of April 16, 2021 What the Great Personal Data Leak of 2021 tells us about Facebook Last week, we reported on the 533 million Facebook users whose data was leaked online. Despite the severity of the leak and its contents, Facebook’s official response was: “We believe the data in … Continue reading “Privacy News Online | Weekly Review: April 16, 2021”
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Featured: Privacy News Online – Week of April 2, 2021 Are smartphone apps that constantly monitor a person’s movements and actions the future of parole – and parenting? A company called Shadowtrack makes it possible for parolee’s ditch the ankle monitor in favor of a simple smartphone app. The parolee simply checks in with the … Continue reading “Privacy News Online | Weekly Review: April 2, 2021”
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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 has become very popular and many websites employ the use of scripts to use your computing device to mine for cryptocurrency. As a result of … Continue reading “Testing your web browser for cryptojacking”
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You just spoke to your family about how you need a new juicer. When you go online, you see ads for juicers everywhere. And you didn’t even search for a juicer online! Somehow, your conversations are being tracked to show you relevant ads. This is disturbing. You talk about a lot of things and you … Continue reading “How to Know if You’re Being Tracked on the Internet”
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If you’re seeing popup ads on your computer, it might be infected by adware. While adware makes computer painfully slow with annoying ads, it can also contain spyware to track down your activities, which is why it’s important to remove it. Before we begin, you must know if you’re infected by adware. Here are some … Continue reading “How To Remove Adware”
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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, and every little step you take online. This can be done with spyware. A cunning little piece of code that hides in your computer and … Continue reading “How to Prevent Spyware”
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