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What Are Firefox Containers and How to Use Them to Protect Your Privacy

If you are concerned about your privacy, Firefox Containers let you create a separate box for each of your online lives. See how they work here.

By Alexander Fox – Sep 13, 2018

Vizio Smart TV: So Smart It Will Tell You to Sue the Company

A Vizio smart TV that was found to be spying on its users. The company has agreed to notify their customers of a lawsuit on the smart TVs themselves.

By Laura Tucker – Sep 11, 2018

The Privacy War Continues with Formation of “Five Eyes”

In the continuing battle between government and tech companies, the intelligence community, naming themselves “Five Eyes,” wants to forge an agreement to ensure there is access to “lawfully obtained data.”.

By Laura Tucker – Sep 4, 2018

Why Is Apple Fighting Law Enforcement on Unlocking iPhones?

Apple has been fighting law enforcement agencies who have been trying to pressure it to make backdoors for unlocking iPhones. Why?

By Miguel Leiva-Gomez – Jun 15, 2018

Facebook’s Troubles Mount as It’s Discovered Private Posts Made Public

If you regularly post to Facebook, you should be worried.

By Laura Tucker – Jun 8, 2018

5 of the Best Privacy-Centered Cryptocurrencies

If you are concerned about your privacy and don’t want others to know about your transactions, These are the best privacy-centered cryptocurrencies.

By Ada Ivanova – May 28, 2018

Why You Should Switch to the Signal Chat App

Signal is a cross-platform messaging app that is focused on protecting your security and privacy. Here are some of the reasons why you should switch to the Signal app.

By Ayo Isaiah – Mar 17, 2018

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Is Downloading Torrents Legal or Illegal, And How Safe Is It?

One of the most commonly asked questions is “Is downloading torrents legal or illegal?” Here we will explain it all and show how to protect yourself.

By Mike Tee – Nov 8, 2017

Sacrificing Privacy for Convenience? What You Can Do to Preserve Your Privacy

Most of us are using smart devices with camera / microphone / location enabled, which makes a good surveillance program. How can we still preserve our privacy when it is traded for convenience?

By Miguel Leiva-Gomez – Nov 3, 2017

Firefox Privacy Guide

The Ultimate Firefox Privacy & Security Guide

Your web browser is an important line of defense in the struggle for your privacy and security online. Configure Firefox to block many common threats.

By Nick Congleton – Aug 30, 2017

What Your ISP Knows About You and Why You Should Care

With the repeal of the Internet Privacy rules, there are several pieces of data that your ISP can obtain from you. Here’s what your ISP knows about you, and why you should be bothered.

By Nicholas Godwin – Jul 24, 2017

How to Send Encrypted Email on Android

Here’s a quick method to send encrypted email on Android and to ensure that your emails are encrypted all the way from one end to the other.

By Robert Zak – May 29, 2017

4 Great Linux Distros Designed for Privacy and Security

There are plenty of Linux distros out there, each with a different focus. Here are some of the best Linux distros designed for privacy and security. Check them out!

By Ryan Lynch – May 18, 2017

VPNTunnel Protects Your Privacy and Keeps You Anonymous on the Web

Looking for a VPN service with no logs, strong encryption, complete anonymity, numerous locations and great features? Give VPNTunnel a try!

By Charnita Fance – May 11, 2017

How to Protect Yourself From Mobile Data Collection

Given that almost everything you do is being tracked, it’s normal to have privacy concerns. Here’re some ways you can minimize the amount of data apps collect from you.

By Miguel Leiva-Gomez – May 5, 2017

Bitdefender BOX: Complete Security for All Your Devices

Looking for a way to protect all Internet-connected devices in your home? Bitdefender BOX is hardware that acts as an antivirus for your home network.

By Charnita Fance – Apr 11, 2017

U.S. Congress Repeals FCC Internet Privacy Regulations: Is the Panic Justified?

U.S. Congress has repealed the FCC Internet Privacy Regulations to allow ISPs to sell customer data to advertisers. Should we enter panic mode without first examining the facts?

By Miguel Leiva-Gomez – Mar 31, 2017

US Overturns Internet Privacy Rules – What This Means for You

The US Senate has voted to give ISPs in the US the right to sell and share customers’ personal web browsing data without their consent. What does this mean for you? Let’s find out!

By Robert Zak – Mar 30, 2017

How to Prevent Your Smart TV from Spying on You

Smart TV’s are great, as they allow you to do all sorts of online stuff, and they do spy on you too. Here is how to prevent your smart TV from spying on you.

By Fabio Buckell – Mar 27, 2017

How to Easily Hide Files and Folders in Linux

Have you ever wanted to hide files and folders in Linux but have no idea how to do it? This guide shows the simple ways to effectively hide files and folders in Linux.

By Derrik Diener – Mar 7, 2017

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In 1969, László Bélády and two IBM colleagues published a paging-machine anomaly showing FIFO could make four memory frames suffer ten page faults after three frames suffered nine, leaving generations of operating-systems students staring at the moment more memory became the wrong answer

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In 2016, archaeologists dated two rings of snapped stalagmites in France’s Bruniquel Cave to 176,500 years ago, evidence that Neanderthals had walked 336 metres into darkness with fire and built architecture deep underground long before modern humans reached Europe

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Otto von Bismarck was 74 when Germany adopted the world’s first national old-age social insurance program in 1889, setting the pension age at 70 after years of fighting socialists with bans, laws, and a promise few workers would live long enough to use

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When cosmonaut Valeri Polyakov stepped out of his Soyuz capsule in March 1995 after 437 consecutive days aboard Mir, doctors recorded him at several centimetres above his pre-flight height, and his spine had become so unaccustomed to gravity that the recovery team carried him to a chair rather than risk the compression of letting him walk.

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When Bell Labs engineer Karl Jansky pointed a rotating antenna at the sky in 1932 looking for sources of transatlantic radio static, he kept picking up a faint hiss that peaked every 23 hours and 56 minutes, and he eventually realized he had become the first human to hear the center of the Milky Way.

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