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You already know your phone tracks you. That's table stakes at this point. But what about your car? Your smart TV? The robot vacuum quietly circling your living room? These are not hypothetical threats. Real companies have sold real data on real people — sometimes without their knowledge, sometimes
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Social media platforms are the hunting grounds for sextortionists. The ease of creating fake profiles, the difficulty of getting platforms to act, and the algorithmic amplification of content all contribute to the problem. While platforms like Meta have safety policies against this kind of abuse, their effectiveness is questionable. Their
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ExpressVPN was acquired by Kape Technologies for $936 million in September 2021. Kape was formerly known as Crossrider — a company that built browser extension infrastructure used to inject ads, redirect traffic, and collect user data before rebranding in 2018. The same company now owns ExpressVPN, Private Internet Access, CyberGhost, and
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Smart TVs have revolutionized how we consume entertainment, offering instant access to streaming services like Netflix, Hulu, and YouTube. However, these devices often collect and share detailed data about your viewing habits, often without clear consent. At the heart of this issue is Automatic Content Recognition (ACR), a technology that
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Let’s be real—nobody likes those sketchy pop-ups screaming, “Your PC is infected! Call this number now!” They’re the internet’s equivalent of a shady guy in a trench coat trying to sell you a “fix.” Microsoft Edge is stepping up to tackle these scareware scams with
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In a notable move, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has directed senior government officials to switch to encrypted messaging services like Signal. This decision was prompted by a telecommunications breach by Chinese hackers that targeted the communications of "highly targeted individuals." The Importance of
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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
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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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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