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Last month, Apple announced a significant security upgrade to iMessage, likely the biggest since the app's creation. Dubbed PQ3 (post-quantum cryptographic protocol 3), this new encryption protocol will be used in Apple's default messaging application once users update their systems to iOS 17.4, macOS
Security
Have you ever accidentally mistyped the name of a website in your internet browser's address bar and ended up on the wrong site? You try to go to google.com but accidentally type three Os instead of two, or you aim for facebook.com but miss a letter.
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Tor Browser is designed to route traffic through Tor's anonymizing relay network and to leave no browsing history on the local device. The network anonymity works as designed. The local privacy is more nuanced — running Tor Browser on a standard Windows installation leaves traces that a forensic examiner
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Privacy-focused email service Skiff announced on Feb. 9, 2024 that it is shutting down after being acquired by work collaboration platform Notion. The news came as a shock to Skiff's user base and the wider privacy community. What is Skiff? Founded in 2020 and launched publicly in
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In September 2024, German law enforcement publicly confirmed they had deanonymized a Tor user in a criminal case using traffic timing analysis — specifically, by watching which Tor guard nodes the suspect's ISP traffic was connecting to. The attack was ISP-level cooperation, not a Tor network compromise. A
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The Digital Markets Act (DMA) passed by the European Union aims to increase competition and provide more choices for consumers when it comes to digital platforms and devices. This has major implications for tech giants like Apple, which have enjoyed a dominant position in their respective markets. In response to
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Email has become an indispensable communication tool for both personal and business use. However, its popularity has also made it a prime target for cyber attacks. Phishing, spoofing, malware - email inboxes are bombarded daily with threats aiming to steal sensitive information or money. Here is what we can do to
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The internet has become an indispensable part of our lives. We rely on it for work, entertainment, communication, and more. However, as our online presence grows, so does the risk of cyber threats like malware, data breaches, and identity theft. No one is immune - from individuals to large organizations, we
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Password managers have become a necessary tool for protecting online accounts as passwords have grown more complex, yet the best solution remains unclear with many options on the market. This post seeks to cut through the clutter by comprehensively analyzing, comparing, and contrasting features of some of the most popular
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Traditional VPNs and overlay networks solve the same problem — secure remote access — with fundamentally different architectures. Understanding the difference matters because they have opposite default security postures, different operational failure modes, and suit different use cases. The short version: a traditional VPN grants access to a network once authenticated. An
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Overlay VPN networks establish encrypted peer-to-peer tunnels between devices using a coordination server that manages authentication and key exchange — but doesn't route traffic. Once devices authenticate, they connect directly. Most implementations use WireGuard for the actual encryption. This article compares the five main options: Tailscale, Netbird,
Privacy
Mass surveillance isn't one system — it's several operating simultaneously at different layers. Your ISP monitors traffic metadata. Platforms track behaviour through first-party data and cross-site identifiers. Devices collect location, sensor, and behavioural data whether or not apps are open. Data brokers aggregate all of