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Facebook can track your web activity. Here’s how to stop it – CNET No, the Off-Facebook Activity tracking rumor is not a hoax. Here’s how to keep the social media platform from tracking your web browsing. Views: 1 (more…)
Read moreHow to Test Your VPN Speed (and How to Speed up a VPN) You may have noticed that, with your VPN connected, your internet speed has dropped—even if only a little. No matter how fast a VPN claims to be, you’ll always get this decrease in speed. Let’s look at the reasons why. Views: 1 (more…)
Read moreDo ISPs Track and Sell Your Browsing Data? When you’re shopping for a VPN or otherwise looking into your privacy, you’ll quickly run into claims that your internet service provider is collecting your data and selling it. Is that even true, though? What are the rules that govern what ISPs can and cannot do with your data? Views: 0 (more…)
Read moreWhat Is DuckDuckGo? Meet the Google Alternative for Privacy DuckDuckGo is a privacy-focused search engine that doesn’t track you. This alternative to Google, Bing, and Yahoo is growing fast. Here’s an introduction to DuckDuckGo and a look at how it protects your privacy. Views: 0 (more…)
Read more5 Signs a VPN Isn’t Trustworthy VPNs are a big business worth billions of dollars a year. With so much money up for grabs, it’s no surprise that many VPN providers just aren’t trustworthy. So how do you choose a good, trustworthy VPN? Here are some telltale signs to watch out for before opening your wallet. Views: 1 (more…)
Read moreWhat Is Google’s FLoC, and How Will It Track You Online? Third-party cookies are going extinct, but that doesn’t mean tracking is going away. Google is introducing a new tracking method called Federated Learning of Cohorts, or FLoC, as part of the “privacy sandbox” initiative it announced in 2019. Google claims its replacement for cookies will better protect user data, […]
Read moreEnhance Windows 10 Ransomware Protection with Controlled Folder Access Controlled folder access adds extra security to Windows 10 by monitoring protected folders for changes that apps attempt to make. Here’s how to turn it on. Views: 0 (more…)
Read moreHere’s how to protect your passwords using a password manager Protecting how you manage your passwords is one of the most important things for users to do online. Views: 3 (more…)
Read moreDoes a VPN Really Make Your Online Activity Private? VPNs are advertised as the best way—maybe even the only way—to stay private online, but is that really true? If we look beyond the marketing copy, we find a much more messy reality than what is portrayed on the homepages of VPN providers. Views: 0 (more…)
Read moreKeep Windows 10 free of malware with the Microsoft Safety Scanner Are you not quite sure the antivirus is working correctly on Windows 10? Get a second opinion with the Microsoft Safety Scanner tool. On Windows 10, the Microsoft Safety Scanner (MSERT) is a standalone tool that scans, finds, and removes many malware types, including viruses, spyware, and unwanted software […]
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