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Q&A: Pippa King, on the fight against surveillance in schools
Pippa King is a UK-based activist seeking transparency and accountability with the use of biometric surveillance, particularly when it comes to the surveillance of children. We speak with her about th...
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Why online marketers need a VPN
In today’s digital world, most businesses rely on some form of online marketing. This could involve maintaining high-quality social media accounts, paying for ads on search engines, or getting revie...
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‘OSINT’ yourself: Find all public information about you
Sure, you could Google yourself to see what information about you is floating around out there. Or you can go levels deeper and “OSINT” yourself, arming yourself with more data that could help you...
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Video: What are the risks of an unsecured router?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqQQCZdCc5U You probably use your home’s Wi-Fi router every day for everything from streaming to banking. So it’s important to make sure it’s secure. Because your...
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Video: How to stay private while shopping in real life
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TYoyosWFXA Shoppers have begun to expect that their online shopping habits are being tracked or monitored. But what about at physical stores? Turns out, technology h...
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Video: 9 tips for safer online shopping
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUYXOR_pW-w Black Friday and Cyber Monday are upon us again, falling on November 25 and 28, respectively. While these dates and the weekend they sandwich are the highli...
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Risks of downloading pirated, or ‘cracked,’ software and games
Whether it’s the latest game release or a new app you’d rather not pay for, pirating software is never the answer. While it’s tempting to consider, using illegal software often causes more probl...
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Eye in the sky: The history of the spy plane
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! Yes, it's a spy plane! It was recently revealed that in 2020, an FBI aircraft surveillance program logged over 400 hours in monitoring a man in Florida, who was eventual...
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Q&A with wolfSSL, the team behind Lightway’s cryptography
When we created Lightway, our groundbreaking VPN protocol, security and privacy were our top priorities. We chose to incorporate wolfSSL, a well-established, open-source cryptography library that has ...
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Q&A: Alex Gladstein on smuggling forbidden media via USB sticks
Image courtesy of Alex Gladstein. Alex Gladstein is chief strategy officer at the Human Rights Foundation (HRF), a non-profit organization that works to promote and protect human rights international...
