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Picks: Privacy.com Review for Safe and Secure Online Shopping
Shopping online is fantastic. And online ordering, even if you’re choosing a local restaurant, has become critical during the pandemic. But paying online still…
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Do You Need Identity Theft Protection?
You may have heard of identity theft, seen some tv ad on the subject or found that various companies offer identity theft services such…
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Why You Should Consider a Private Search Engine
If you’re concerned with how pervasive Google is across the internet and how much data it’s collecting from you on a daily basis (between…
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How An Email Trick Can Make Your Passwords Stronger and Accounts Safer
Nearly every password you use to protect your accounts is paired with a username in order to log in – and most usernames these…
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Recent Privacy News
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Hacker leaks nearly 400M user accounts from 18 sites
Via BleepingComputer The wave of data breaches that have surfaced recently are part of a larger data breach affecting multiple…
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Fintech app, Dave, suffers a data breach, affecting 7.5M
Via Bleeping Computer Dave, a fintech app that provides cash advance and short-term payday loans has suffered a data breach,…
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Thousands of slack passwords are found for sale on the dark web
Via ZDNet Security researchers have found thousands of Slack passwords belonging to over 12,000 workspaces for sale on the dark…
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New project shows scope of police surveillance
by EFF The Electronic Frontier Foundation with the help of several volunteers, students, and using public and private datasets, has…
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The PrivacyTheft Series
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PrivacyTheft: Public WiFi
Public WiFi is quite convenient. Just log on and you’re connected to…
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PrivacyTheft: Ad Tracking
Ad tracking is the process of collecting data in order to profile…
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PrivacyTheft: Online Dating
Trying to protect your privacy while online dating can be tough. The…
Recent Interviews
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Are Consumer Smart Devices Safe? A Q&A with Adrian Sanabria
The average home is now littered with smart devices and IoT (Internet of Things) devices that connect to the internet…
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Stalkerware, Explained: A Chat with Eva Galperin
Eva Galperin is the Electronic Frontier Foundation’s Director of Cybersecurity, as well as a pioneer in developing initiatives to combat…
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