Your Guide to Deactivating and Deleting Facebook Messenger
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Your Guide to Deactivating and Deleting Facebook Messenger
Your online privacy is important, and the data you generate online has value. That’s why advertisers use your data from Facebook and...
Your Guide to Deactivating and Deleting Facebook Messenger
Your online privacy is important, and the data you generate online has value. That’s why...
What Is Doxxing, Is Doxxing Illegal, and How Do You Prevent or Report It?
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What Is Doxxing, Is Doxxing Illegal, and How Do You Prevent or Report It?
Doxxing means exposing sensitive private information online. Derived from the term “dropping docs,” hackers dox people to harass,...
What Is Doxxing, Is Doxxing Illegal, and How Do You Prevent or Report It?
Doxxing means exposing sensitive private information online. Derived from the term...
How to Hide Apps on an Android Phone
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How to Hide Apps on an Android Phone
Whether it’s an important banking app, a file you don’t want your kids to see when they use your phone, or an embarrassing game you’re...
How to Hide Apps on an Android Phone
Whether it’s an important banking app, a file you don’t want your kids to see when they...
Social Engineering and How to Prevent It
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Social Engineering and How to Prevent It
In any security chain, humans are almost always the weakest link, because we’re susceptible to all kinds of manipulative tactics....
Social Engineering and How to Prevent It
In any security chain, humans are almost always the weakest link, because we’re...
What Is the Best Browser for Privacy and Security?
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What Is the Best Browser for Privacy and Security?
Web browsers are our gateway to the internet, where we can do just about anything, from surfing the web to ordering products to...
What Is the Best Browser for Privacy and Security?
Web browsers are our gateway to the internet, where we can do just about anything, from...
Android App Permissions and How to Use Them
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Android App Permissions and How to Use Them
Android apps can have access to your photos, mobile data, and even your private messages. If you don’t know how to change your app...
Android App Permissions and How to Use Them
Android apps can have access to your photos, mobile data, and even your private messages....
How to Remove Personal Information From the Internet
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How to Remove Personal Information From the Internet
Have you ever found your private information published online and wished you could simply erase yourself from the internet? Removing...
How to Remove Personal Information From the Internet
Have you ever found your private information published online and wished you could simply...
How to Stay Safe on Public Wi-Fi
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How to Stay Safe on Public Wi-Fi
There you are, at the airport, downtown, or in your local coffee stop and up pops a free public Wi-Fi network. You know public Wi-Fi...
How to Stay Safe on Public Wi-Fi
There you are, at the airport, downtown, or in your local coffee stop and up pops a free...
Is Alexa Always Listening? How to Protect Your Privacy
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Is Alexa Always Listening? How to Protect Your Privacy
If you have a smart device with Amazon Alexa, you may wonder whether Alexa listens to everything you say, if it spies on you, and what...
Is Alexa Always Listening? How to Protect Your Privacy
If you have a smart device with Amazon Alexa, you may wonder whether Alexa listens to...
ISP Throttling: What Is It and How to Stop It
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ISP Throttling: What Is It and How to Stop It
Is someone disrupting your internet speed? Believe it or not, ISPs can limit your speed with a practice called ISP throttling. Keep...
ISP Throttling: What Is It and How to Stop It
Is someone disrupting your internet speed? Believe it or not, ISPs can limit your speed...