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Privacy & Security
How to Detect a DNS Leak
Online privacy is increasingly important in today's world. Bad actors and corporations alike are out to collect user data, and often sell this data for a profit. Revealing information about your online habits to your internet service provider, or ISP, can be a bad thing.
December 17, 2020
Privacy & Security
EU Court Rejects Data Retention, With Implications for Snooper’s Charter
Governments and companies can no longer conduct sweeping surveillance and indiscriminate collection of information (an activity also referred to as data retention) as they previously were under EU’s Data Retention Directive.
January 2, 2017
Privacy & Security
Using a VPN on Google Wi-Fi
There are a lot of wi-fi providers out there these days, and a variety of options for setting up wi-fi in your home. Given its prominence in the industry, it is no surprise that tech giant Google got into the wi-fi game and offers both a wi-fi router and a Nest wi-fi enabled device.
May 3, 2021
Privacy & Security
Improve Your Internet Privacy: Delete Your Social Media Accounts
Social media accounts are a great way to share updates and stay in touch with friends – but they also have a darker side. Along with the benefits, social media sites can bring great privacy risks. Many users fail to consider just how much personal information they’re revealing when using these sites.
January 30, 2017
Privacy & Security
Is Tor Safe?
Tor, also known as the onion router, is considered safe for the average internet user. But Tor can’t protect you from every threat out there. Tor works best when used in conjunction with other tools like a VPN. In this post we review everything you need to know.
March 2, 2021
Privacy & Security
is-your-smart-tv-spying-on-you
It was reported last week that Vizio smart TVs track user activity and viewing habits and report them to advertisers. This tracking is referred to by the company as “Smart Interactivity” and is turned on by default, so users must manually opt-out of the feature to turn it off.
November 17, 2015