Privacy deep dives
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In an era of “smart devices” that often double as spy devices, AirTags are
tracking tools that are open about their function and can be vital in helping
locate lost items (as anyone who has lost their car keys can attest to).
However, as a recent cla
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A DNS cache is a record of all the websites you’ve visited over a set amount of
time. Simply put, your DNS cache is a list of websites you visited in the past
that’s stored on your device. Your computer uses it to speed up visits to those
same websit
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We already shared our top picks when it comes to private YouTube alternatives
and private WhatsApp alternatives. Now, we take a detailed look at the best free
Zoom alternatives that respect your privacy.
Zoom is a video-conferencing platform that be
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DNS translates human-friendly domain names to computer-friendly IP addresses.
Private DNS encrypts DNS queries made by your device to a DNS server. When used
with a third-party DNS service that respects your privacy, private DNS can
improve your onli
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In this article, we look at the best YouTube alternatives out there. We look at
both alternative YouTube frontends that allow you to watch YouTube videos
without Google tracking you, and true alternative streaming sites that offer
content with no con
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An evil twin attack is a cyberattack that occurs when an attacker sets up a
malicious WiFi network that mimics a legitimate one, often in public places like
coffee shops, airports, or hotels.
This rogue WiFi network is the “evil twin” of a legitim
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ChaCha20 is a performant and lightweight, yet highly secure, 256-bit stream
cipher used to encrypt and decrypt data. It’s often used to secure data
transmitted online, such as emails, messages, web traffic, and files being
uploaded to the cloud.
Yo
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Freenet is a decentralized, encrypted, open-source dark web designed to let you
communicate with others, upload and download content, and access online
information anonymously.
Learn more about the different dark webs
* What’s in a name?
* What
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Last month, Google launched a new feature for Chrome called IP Protection that
makes it easier for the company to spy on you. No surprise, since this is
Google’s business model. But what’s concerning is that Google is marketing this
as a privacy feat
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WiFi is the technology that lets you wirelessly connect your computer or mobile
device to the internet. As with any connection on a network, there are ways for
hackers to intercept the signal to steal data or manipulate the transmission.
WPA3 is the
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Perfect forward secrecy (PFS) is a cryptographic feature of internet
communication protocols that ensures even if a session is compromised, past and
future sessions remain secure. It achieves this by using a new and unique
private encryption key for