Private & User-Focused Services
Private & User-Focused Services
All the cool web sites you visit need to know the properties of your “user agent” (in today’s environment it is your web browser) in order to optimize the views and transactions of the pages you visit on your device. This information (browser and version, operating system and version, etc.) is provided to the web […]
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The Firefox browser has a useful feature called “Reader View” which strips away clutter like buttons, ads and background images. It also adjusts the page’s text size, contrast and layout for better readability. You can find the Reader View button here: Here is an article from Reuters as it appears in Page View Mode: There
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In this article, I list three useful catalogs of privacy-friendly software.
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Malware is used for a wide variety purposes from sleazy business practices to blatant crime. Discussions of malware often mix up the technology of malware and their uses. You will see below that the same technology can be used to direct ads to you that normally you would not see, or steal your credentials to
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ExpressVPN has released a client for Linux! Under my tests, it appears to be a reliable application. It runs via the terminal, and allows you to choose switch VPN locations. NordVPN has added 11 new servers. This company has a stringent no-logs policy, great speeds and reliable service. It is based in Panama. See our
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Maildrop is a free email service that allows you to instantly generate an email address when you don’t want to give out your real one.
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An easy way to avoid ransomware: only open unknown/unexpected files using Google Docs or Preview.
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Ransomware is malicious software that allows a hacker to access an individual or company computer, encrypt your data resident on it and then demand some form of payment to decrypt it. This lets hackers hold your data hostage – and hence the term “ransom”. Victims can regain access to their files only by paying the ransom, or by restoring from a backup that was hopefully not on a network that was accessible to the compromised computer.
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