The Best Privacy-Friendly Alternatives to Google Maps
Google Maps is used by more than a billion people every month. And those people send in more than 20 million suggested […]
Tag: Security / Security Advice
How to Boost WhatsApp’s Privacy and Better Protect Your Data
In the summer of 2016, WhatsApp made an unprecedented change. The Facebook-owned company turned on end-to-end encryption by default for all of […]
How to Protect the Data on Your Laptop
It’s likely that your whole life is on your laptop: your financial records, your plans for the future, your entire photo and […]
How to Vote by Mail and Make Sure It Counts
The FBI confirmed as much on Wednesday. “We have not seen, to date, a coordinated national voter fraud effort during a major […]
5 Password Manager Perks You Might Not Be Using
You may know by now that you need a secure password manager. The best password is one even you don’t remember, but […]
Tired of Gmail? Try a Privacy-First Email Provider
A large part of your online life revolves around your email address. It acts as a central hub for almost everything you […]
5 Best Password Managers of 2020: Features, Pricing, and Tips
There are apps for Android, iOS, Windows, MacOS, and Linux, as well as extensions for all major web browsers, plus less common […]
The NSA’s Tips to Keep Your Phone From Tracking You
This week marked the first-ever online-only Black Hat and Defcon security conferences, both of which still produced impactful work despite going remote. […]
The Subtle Tricks Shopping Sites Use to Make You Spend More
Back in April, when much of the United States was still sheltering in place, Amazon made an extraordinary decision. As the company […]
How to Spot—and Avoid—Dark Patterns on the Web
Every day, you use apps and services that were carefully crafted by teams of professional designers to deliver the best user experience […]