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Why we should all care about metadata surveillance
This post was originally published on April 25, 2014. Hopefully, Snowden’s revelations about the NSA’s surveillance of phone call metadata are still fresh in your minds. “But it’s just metadat...
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How to fix Apple's SSL #gotofail security flaw, and how public Wi-Fi was a security threat long before the flaw existed
“Creative Commons Grand Cafe Van Gogh” by Thomas Leuthard, used under CC BY / Danger sign overlaid over photo. Quick summary What happened: Apple just released an update for iOS that fixes a majo...
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Our reaction to Prism and NSA spying
This past week we've seen a flurry of media coverage related to privacy in electronic communications. It started with reports that Verizon, a US telecom provider, furnishes the National Security Agenc...
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ExpressVPN protects you from password sniffing programs
As some of you may recall, back around late-2010, a new Firefox extension was released that allowed an individual to hijack numerous accounts of users connected to public WiFi access points -- everyth...
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What Is a VPN proxy and why do I need one?
VPN stands for Virtual Private Network. It's a technology that performs two main functions: Encrypts all your network traffic, protecting your data from spies and censors. Gives your computer a new n...
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Top 3 reasons to get a VPN
Protect your privacy. Especially when working at public Wi-Fi spots, it is easy for others near you to spy on your network traffic. By using freely available software called a packet sniffer, ...
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