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Privacy
Cyberbullying: Adults can be victims too
Cyberbullying can happen to anyone, at any time – and at any age. How can adults deal with various forms of online abuse and harassment?
Amer Owaida • 19 Jun 2020
Two years later, has GDPR fulfilled its promise?
Has the landmark law helped build a culture of privacy in organizations and have consumers become more wary of sharing their personal data?
Tony Anscombe • 25 May 2020
How encryption can help protect your sensitive data
Here’s how encryption can help keep your data safe from prying eyes – even if your device is stolen or your cloud account is hacked
Amer Owaida • 22 May 2020
Professional data leakage: How did that security vendor get my personal data?
…and why are they selling it to other security vendors and product testers?
Righard Zwienenberg • 05 May 2020
Business Security
Is “global privacy” an oxymoron?
While in France, a citizen of Brazil who resides in California books a bungee jump in New Zealand. Is it a leap of faith into the unknown, for both the operator and the thrill-seeker?
Tony Anscombe • 14 Apr 2020
FBI warns of human traffickers luring victims on dating apps
The warning highlights one of the potential risks associated with revealing too much private information online
Amer Owaida • 17 Mar 2020
Brave comes out on top in browser privacy study
By contrast, two other web browsers share identifiers that are tied to the device hardware and so persist even across fresh installs
Amer Owaida • 03 Mar 2020
Firefox turns on DNS over HTTPS by default for US users
People in other parts of the world also have the option to flip on DNS encryption
Amer Owaida • 28 Feb 2020
Is your phone listening to you?
Do social media listen in on our conversations in order to target us with ads? Or are we just a bit paranoid? A little test might speak a thousand words.
Jake Moore • 24 Feb 2020