Robocall Spammers Are Rampant, and the Best Solutions Are Drastic
Nearly half of all phone calls made in the US are from scammers, and the growing number of robocall nuisance or scam calls
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Firefox Could Get an Ultra-Secure ‘Tor Mode’
Firefox and the Tor Project are, apparently, working on developing a new private mode for Firefox with even more proection
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FaceApp’s Russian Ties Spur Fears of Online Photo Privacy
FaceApp's viral images come with a policy offering little data privacy, a company based in Russia, and 80 million users'
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Google Pays Contract Workers “A Few Cents” to Transcribe Your Conversations
Google has been paying contractors to listen and transcribe Google Home recordings of completely unaware users. One of the
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Marriott and British Airways Hit With Millions in Data Breach Fines
The UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has levied a record-setting £183.39 million fine against British Airways
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How to Watch the Women’s World Cup Final with a VPN
This Sunday sees the final of the Women's World Cup, a soccer event that has grabbed our attention more than ever before, tha
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Illegal Bitcoin Farms in Iran Cause Energy Spike
Iran's government-subsidized electricity saw a 7% spike in consumption in June, destabilizing the country's power grid. The
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US Tech Giants Are Reportedly Selling to Huawei Despite Ban
In May, the Trump administration issued a blanket ban on US companies supplying hardware or software to the Chinese tech
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Florida Town Pays $600,000 to Ransomware Hackers
Hacking has paid off for the criminals who held the computer systems of a small Florida town hostage. Riviera Beach, a Palm
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5 Things We Learned from BBC Interview with Facebook’s Nick Clegg
Today, Nick Clegg, Facebook's Vice-President of Global Affairs and Communications, sat down for an interview on BBC radio,
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The UK’s Internet ‘Porn Block’ Delayed Indefinitely
The UK's controversial porn block has been delayed indefinitely after repeated delays which started in 2018. The policy,
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Russia Taunts US with Threat of Cyber War
The United States is allegedly hacking Russia's electric power grid. It's a digital shot across the bow designed to warn
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Cyber Attacks Cost US Businesses $654 Billion in 2018
Online security hasn't been a big priority for US businesses, as a new report found that cyber attacks cost them upwards of
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Russia Bans 9 VPNs, But Not Kaspersky
Russia’s regulations agency Roscomnadzor has told the country's top VPN providers to link their servers to the
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Chrome Restricts Ad-Blockers: What This Means For You
Google Chrome may be one of the most popular browsers out there, but it has provoked plenty of ire recently in the way that
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US Immigration Now Asks For Your Social Media Details
People wishing to travel to the US are now being asked to provide their social media details on visa applications, as well
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Microsoft Drops Password Renewal Requests
If you're fed up with being pestered every month to change your password, just as you've memorized your last one, then we
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Major Dating App Data Leak Exposes 42 Million User Records
A large number of dating app users could be at risk for having their personal information stolen, as a security expert found
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The Facial Recognition Fightback
In the space of two weeks, there have been three landmark incidents in the use of facial recognition in the US and the UK.
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Airbnb Users Targeted in Latest Scam
Booking a weekend away? You might want to double check exactly who your booking is going through, especially if you're using
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US Declares National Emergency Over Huawei Security Concerns
Tensions between the US and Chinese-based tech giant Huawei aren't getting better any time soon, as the Trump administration
