Privacy

We use raccoons to explain how identification, authorization, and authentication differ, and why 2FA is necessary.

Our new VPN has a failsafe — if it can’t protect, you can’t connect.

A few stories about how easy it is to accidentally leak sensitive information into the public domain.

Zoom developers have made their service more secure. We review what’s changed.

Another reason not to share everything online.

Tools and approaches to help you get some online privacy.

We explain how to hide private data in images properly, without making rookie mistakes.

Learn how to protect your Twitch account, block spammers and haters, and make chat easy and secure.

Listen to your cookies with the Listening Back browser extension to understand the real scale of Web tracking.

We tell you which security and privacy settings will hold Twitter hackers and spammers at bay.

We reveal the best settings for protecting your profile from hackers, haters, and spammers.

Privacy International talks about period-tracking apps and the perils of sharing secrets with apps.

How paranoid employers and jealous partners can spy on you, and why chip bags are best left to movie heroes.

Learn about Android device identifiers and how apps abuse them to make more money on ads.

We examine the workings of emotion-recognition technologies, their usefulness, and the privacy concerns they inspire.

In the latest Terminator movie, is Sarah Connor protected against cell-phone tracking?

Basically, all apps collect some information about you. Using the services AppCensus and Exodus, you can find out what exactly is collected.

According to recent news, quantum supremacy is reached. What should we do about it?

Scammers are interested in your photos with ID cards. We explain why and how to stay protected.

Many swear phones secretly listen in through their built-in microphones. We investigate the claims — and offer other explanations for spookily precise mobile ads.

A review of the new Netflix documentary, The Great Hack, a take on Cambridge Analytica and life in the social media age in general.