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How to make your photos more private on social media
“A picture is worth a thousand words,” so the old adage goes. Today, with virtually all photos taken digitally...
Opt out of a face scan at the airport? Easier said...
Air travel is stressful—from finding the best flight prices to lining up for what feels like hours to get...
3 things activists can do to strengthen their privacy and security
Plummeting press freedoms, stifled internet access, attempts to subvert encryption, and plenty of other indicators point to a budding...
Interview: Meet the person protecting human rights activists amid mass surveillance
Front Line Defenders’s Mohammed Al-Maskati has spent most of his life fighting for human rights in Bahrain and the...
You should be compartmentalizing your browsers. Here’s how it works.
We’re acutely aware that our data is valuable—our online movements are followed assiduously by companies and governments who wish...
Anonymized demographic data can still be used to identify you
If you’re one of the few people who read terms of service, you may find buried in various companies’...
Siri and Alexa train their AI with your voice. Here’s how...
If you’ve ever said “Hey” to Alexa, or an “OK” to Google, chances are your voice has been recorded...
Report: Stalkerware apps not held accountable for infringing privacy rights
Stalkerware—spyware applications installed on devices to surveil children, employees, and partners—has become the latest tool used by abusers to...
7 privacy and security takeaways in Mary Meeker’s Internet Trends Report
The biggest slide deck about the internet is back! Mary Meeker’s Internet Trends Report has highlighted important online observations...
Google is using Gmail to track your purchases. No one knows...
For almost six years, Google has extracted and stored all purchases, bookings, and subscriptions from your Gmail account. It’s...