TL;DR: One of the best ways to stay safe on the web is by getting a VPN subscription to shield your data from bad actors. Now, it's more affordable than ever! Get a lifetime subscription to FastestVPN Pro for up to 15 devices for just $39.99 now. — Read the rest
TL;DR: Anyone on the internet knows it can be an unsafe place. If you want to keep your data safe, you should consider a subscription to Incogni. Get a one-year subscription now for just $49.97 through February 4 until 11:59pm PT. — Read the rest
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We all like to surf the web, but annoying ads and frustrating security concerns can prevent us from fully enjoying the internet. — Read the rest
Releasing pirates' identities is "Compatible With EU Privacy Laws," says a top legal advisor to the European Union's highest court following the discovery that the French government retains more than a decade of data collected about millions of people suspected of infringing copyrights. — Read the rest
Colorado Congressperson Lauren Boebert continues to ensure the story of her Beetlejuice bad behavior stays in the news. Boebert offered a grand non-apology to her constituents and "those who I love." The thing is, what Lauren blames as the problem is the theater's infrared cameras. — Read the rest
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TL;DR: Give yourself the ultimate peace of mind with the nifty Scout Hidden Camera Detector, which spots hidden cameras no matter where you are for only $34.99 (reg. — Read the rest
To buy a new car in 2023 is to jump into a privacy nightmare, reports the Mozilla Foundation. The heavily-computerized and connected modern vehicles constantly collect and promiscuously share personal information, location and other data. They represent "the worst category we have ever reviewed" in consumer goods. — Read the rest
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TL;DR: Norton 360 gives you a VPN, Antivirus, and dark web monitor to help protect yourself, and LifeLock gives you a comprehensive way to respond to identity theft if it happens. — Read the rest
Google has introduced new privacy tools and protections to help users control their personal information. This update to the "Results about you" feature now proactively monitors for and alerts users when their personal contact info appears in results.
Users can set up alerts for their email address, phone number, or home address. — Read the rest
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Privacy is one of the things we all strive to have on the internet. However, privacy is often easier discussed than had. — Read the rest
In real life, you would never recite your credit card information or Social Security number in public. But online, that's what we do all the time: We constantly have to plug in our financial records and our passwords to get to what we need, making ourselves vulnerable. — Read the rest
No surprise to you, some pretty terrible people scour the cyber world. Sure, not everyone is a total hacker, but you've always got to stay protected and vigilant not to leave your information and documents in a vulnerable state. Luckily, VPNSecure can keep everything locked up and tidy no matter where you are. — Read the rest
The shameless balking heads at Fox always root for exposure of "private" texts — unless, of course, the texts are sent by their own criminal tribe. Then, suddenly, using texts as evidence is an outrage.
For example, an indignant Tucker Carlson recently said, "We now live in a country where none of your private communications are safe from the eyes of power-drunk politicians like Liz Cheney," in reaction to Cheney's reading of panicked Jan. — Read the rest
Rarely are we ever offline these days. The digital age we live in keeps us glued to the Internet, and leaving your cyberspace connection insecure leaves you exposed to threats. Pirates and hackers are getting craftier than ever, and our information is always at risk of being stolen or compromised if we don't take the proper measures to protect it. — Read the rest
The web is a lot like outer space. For all its amazement and transcendent wonder, it's ultimately cold, dark, and endless.
While that may seem harsh, consider the consequences of your identity or other critical information about you or your family is stolen and used by dark forces hiding all over the Internet. — Read the rest
Over at Wirecutter, my colleague Thorin Klosowski has a clear and comprehensive breakdown of the new privacy controls that were added in Apple's latest iOS update. These features include greater control over relationships your phone and local networks and location services, limiting access to your photo library for connected apps, and more. — Read the rest
"Is the government watching you through your computer camera? Does Google read all your Gmail? Does a strong password protect you from hackers? Will encryption keep my data safe?" Wired asked these questions to Eva Galperin, director of cybersecurity at the Electronic Frontier Foundation. — Read the rest
The FTC and the Justice Department are investigating claims that TikTok, the popular social media app with close ties to China, violated a 2019 agreement to protect children's privacy.
New data privacy law took effect in January, with a six-month grace period
The letter from 4 senators was addressed to Zhang Yiming, founder and CEO of TikTok owner ByteDance.
