Private & User-Focused Services
Private & User-Focused Services
How private is Dropbox, the popular cloud storage and file syncing service? Not as private as it could be, for sure. But the platform’s developers have been taking steps recently to beef up the service’s security and privacy protections, namely by adding more robust authentication options. To Dropbox or Not to Dropbox? If you’re super-serious […]
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Microsoft has never won any awards for protecting users’ privacy. But Windows 10 — the OS that “is spying on almost everything you do,” to quote from one article in the IT press — makes staying private harder than ever. Fortunately, there are steps you can take to mitigate the problem and improve security in
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Adobe Flash: It’s what makes YouTube videos, online games, interactive media and plenty of other stuff on the Internet work. Unfortunately, it’s also a tool that Web developers can use to track your activities even if you take other steps to protect your privacy while browsing, like disabling cookies. But with the help of certain
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In theory, every networking device has a unique media access control, or MAC, address. In practice, using a simple tool called macchanger, it’s easy to “spoof” your computer’s MAC address on Linux by setting a random value for it each time you connect to a network, which helps protect your privacy. Here’s how and why.
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Looking for a way to encrypt chats and enable off-the-record (OTR) communications using a fully open-source app? If so, ChatSecure might be a good solution. Read on for an overview of what the app does well and which limitations to keep in mind when you use it. Key Features ChatSecure is only one of many
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Wouldn’t it be nice if there were an OS designed from the ground-up for privacy and security? If you’re willing to give a Linux-based platform a try, there is: The Amnesic Incognito Live System — better known as Tails OS. It aims to make private computing a plug-and-play affair. Most mainstream operating systems do little
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I review the best ad-blockers for 2015. Including the hotly debated uBlock and AdBlock Edge.
The Best Ad Blockers Read More »
When you are traveling — take it all offline. I review some of the best offline apps.
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