privacyAdvertisers sharing data about you with… intelligence agencies
Advertising firms’ extensive collection of personal data is becoming of great use to intelligence agencies. So how to guard against mass surveillance?
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Why you should turn off your Facebook link history — and how
Facebook now collects your link history and uses it to show targeted ads. Here’s how to disable this “handy” feature.
vulnerabilitiesHow “zero-clicks” work, and how to defend against them
We discuss what zero-click attacks are, why they’re dangerous, and how to protect your company from them.
What Google Ad Topics is, and how to disable it
We explore what Google Ad Topics is, how it functions, and how to disable it. Along the way, we discuss the related topics of Google FLoC, Privacy Sandbox, and the demise of third-party cookies.
Spyware messengers on Google Play
Researchers have found several spyware-infected versions of Telegram and Signal on Google Play.
The perils of short links
How URL shorteners work, how they can be used, and the privacy and security threats they pose.
To Threads or Not to Threads? That is the privacy question
Discussing privacy in Threads, and whether you should sign up to Zuckerberg’s Twitter clone.
GPSAre geolocation services spying on you?
Learn how geolocation services work, and who learns of your location when your smartphone pins it down.
Who is tracking you on the web and how
What web beacons and tracker pixels are, what’s so obnoxious about them, and how to disable them.
stalkerwareStalkerware — the threat is still there
What is stalkerware, how widespread is the problem, and what is the relationship between domestic and digital abuse.
How smartphone makers track users
A recent study shows that even “clean” Android smartphones collect a lot of information about their owners.
App Tracking Transparency on Apple devices
How to respond to tracking requests in iOS, iPadOS and tvOS 14.5 — or opt out of app tracking completely.
How to tell if a website is taking your (browser) fingerprints
Researchers have created an extension to learn about the information websites collect to “fingerprint” browsers.
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Mobile apps are watching you
Mobile apps can track your location and sell the data to third parties. What can you do about it?
kidsHow to keep track of little ones on the loose
It’s hard not to worry when you don’t know where your child is. We explain how to pinpoint their location and save your nerves.
From zero to online privacy hero in 5 steps
Tools and approaches to help you get some online privacy.
Why you should try listening to your cookies
Listen to your cookies with the Listening Back browser extension to understand the real scale of Web tracking.
How to keep spies off your phone — in real life, not the movies
How paranoid employers and jealous partners can spy on you, and why chip bags are best left to movie heroes.
Terminator 6/3: Sarah Connor and a bag of chips
In the latest Terminator movie, is Sarah Connor protected against cell-phone tracking?
productsI heard a bug in Kaspersky products could be used for spying. Is that true?
The truth about the recently discovered — and already fixed — bug in Kaspersky consumer products.