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Russia Declares War on Online Privacy with Telegram Ban

Online users who seek privacy online often struggle to find websites or applications that can enable them to browse the web or chat with friends without worrying about third-party entities spying on them. Luckily — we have Telegram — one of the few private messaging apps out there that enables users from around the world to… Read more »

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Should You Trust Your ISP or Get a VPN?

In case you’re unfamiliar with the abbreviations, an ISP refers to an Internet Service Provider, and a VPN refers to a Virtual Private Network. Your Internet service provider (or an ISP) is typically the company that provides consumers and businesses with internet access through your home via a wireless router or via your mobile device… Read more »

5 Online Security Threats You Should Worry About In 2018

If we would agree on just one thing, we would perhaps all agree that the internet is a blessing in today’s world. It has made our life easier, less stressful, and more pleasurable than ever before. Constant connectivity to the internet has allowed us to gain more knowledge and connect with more people than we… Read more »

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10 Simple Ways to Protect Your Identity Online

In this day and age, the internet has become a part of most people’s lives, many people use it on a daily basis for work and entertainment purposes. In fact, by the time of writing, about 3.8 Billion people around the world use the Internet. While this is a good thing, the Internet is relatively… Read more »

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Biggest Takeaways from Mark Zuckerberg’s Testimony to Congress

Following the many repeated user privacy scandals that hit Facebook during these last few weeks, Facebook’s chairman and CEO was scheduled to testify before U.S. Senate on April 11, 2018 — regarding these controversial incidents. Accordingly, Mr. Mark Zuckerberg ditched his trademark gray T-shirt and showed up to the U.S. Senate hearing with a more… Read more »

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YouTube Just Got Hacked, Despacito Deleted!

Love ‘Despacito‘? Who doesn’t? It has become the biggest music song in 2017 and currently holds the record for the most viewed YouTube video of all time with a mountainous 5.01 Billion views. Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee’s “Despacito” is undoubtedly the most popular song in the world right now. Or is it? A few… Read more »

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Is Zcash the Best Privacy-Centric Cryptocurrency?

There are plenty of privacy-oriented cryptocurrencies flooding the cryptocurrency markets today, but Zcash(ZEC) is considered by many specialists in the technology and cryptography as one of the best anonymous digital currencies out there. Why is that? Simply because Zcash is a cryptocurrency that many people depend on for handling and keeping their online transactions private and… Read more »

7 Ways to Protect Your Smartphone from Hackers

In this day and age, it is extremely difficult or even hard to imagine ourselves spending even a day off without using our mobile devices. We’re all addicted to our Smartphones. The portability and ease-of-use of these small devices have made us all far too attached to our little Smartphones. But there’s no doubt about… Read more »

Don’t Want to Use Facebook Anymore? Try These Alternatives

Have you ever wanted to delete Facebook but you were just unsure that you would find other alternatives worth your time? I know the feeling. Facebook is by far the largest social networking site in the world with over 2 billion monthly active users on average, and with reported 5 new profiles created on the site… Read more »

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Email Marketing Platform MailChimp Bans Crypto Ads

Bad things come in threes. Popular email marketing platform MailChimp has decided to ban all marketing promotional emails related to cryptocurrency, block-chain, or initial coin offerings (ICOs) on its platform. If you don’t know MailChimp, it’s considered the world’s most popular email marketing provider in the world with 1 Billion emails sent through its platform… Read more »