privacy

Browser extensions are handy, but they can also be really dangerous. Here’s what can go wrong and what you can do about it.

Do border agents have the right to search your devices? How can you protect your data from searches at the border? We have 11 tips covering this topic.

The Skygofree Trojan comes with a powerful array of spyware features, some unique — like turning on audio recording by geolocation and stealing private messages.

Facebook sends so many notifications that sometimes it’s tempting just to turn them off. We tell you how to do it — or how to adjust them so they don’t take over your life.

Google’s new E-Screen Protector prompts users when prying eyes are on their smartphone screen. Is this technology useful?

The dangers of online dating apps on work devices

Websites are logging your clicks, keystrokes, and more

Attackers pretending to be acquaintances asking for money — the story is old, the approaches new. We show you how to avoid the e-bait.

Some habits, at first glance, seem to have nothing at all to do with security. However, looks can be deceiving.

Want to protect your intimate photos from ever going public? Facebook has a suggestion: Upload them yourself!

Take our quiz and find out if your online dating activity is likely to come back and bite you.

This week’s Transatlantic Cable podcast dishes on a hacked plastic surgeon, unsafe dating apps, new forms of 2FA, and more.

We are used to entrusting dating apps with our innermost secrets. How carefully do they treat this information?

Our research shows most users of online dating sites fudge information about themselves. Why they do it and what you can do about it.

Hello friend. Do you know how to protect yourself?

What if you could pay with your personal data for goods – as if it was some sort of currency? Sounds attractive… or scary?

Everything you need to know about how to back up data right.

Transatlantic Cable Podcast episode 2: autonomous pizza delivery, Sarahah’s privacy issues, reprieve for victims of Yahoo!’s data breach and more.

Everyone talks about the advantages of Bitcoin and blockchain, but we never seem to hear about their disadvantages. Perhaps now is the time.

Can I interest you in a nice, long, legally binding document? It’ll only take a few hours and maybe a law degree. No? You’re not alone.