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Twitter is about to take a big step toward a password-free future Twitter is about to take a big step toward a password-free future

An illustration of a person in a hoodie using a computer Facebook data breach

Facebook might have leaked your email address, relationship status, birth date, and more Facebook might have leaked your email address, relationship status, birth date, and more

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How to protect your privacy while signing up for a COVID-19 vaccine online How to protect your privacy while signing up for a COVID-19 vaccine online

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How to delete your old email address without losing everything How to delete your old email address without losing everything

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Hackers accessed a Florida water treatment plant’s system and tried to make a dangerous change Hackers accessed a Florida water treatment plant’s system and tried to make a dangerous change

By Stan Horaczek

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You should update your iPhone and Chrome browser ASAP You should update your iPhone and Chrome browser ASAP

By Stan Horaczek

Changing security settings on an iPhone.

Start 2021 by fixing your online privacy Start 2021 by fixing your online privacy

By Stan Horaczek

Apple app store privacy labels

Check these new privacy labels before you download another iPhone app Check these new privacy labels before you download another iPhone app

By Stan Horaczek

The most significant security innovations of 2020 The most significant security innovations of 2020

By Yael Grauer and Purbita Saha

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How to stop websites from tracking you How to stop websites from tracking you

How to make your Twitter account more secure in an age of hacks How to make your Twitter account more secure in an age of hacks

By Stan Horaczek

Amazon Always Home Camera

Amazon’s home security drone may actually be less creepy than a regular camera Amazon’s home security drone may actually be less creepy than a regular camera

By Stan Horaczek

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Android security settings you should check right now Android security settings you should check right now

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Your guide to all the security settings in iOS 14 Your guide to all the security settings in iOS 14

TikTok Will Smith

Go ahead and use TikTok all you want Go ahead and use TikTok all you want

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Incognito and private mode offer fewer protections than you think Incognito and private mode offer fewer protections than you think

By Cranor & Habib/The Conversation

Go try the new iPad and iPhone features before they’re officially released Go try the new iPad and iPhone features before they’re officially released

By Stan Horazek

Don’t expect to pay for Facebook any time soon Don’t expect to pay for Facebook any time soon

By Stan Horaczek

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Five ways to protect your privacy during a protest Five ways to protect your privacy during a protest

By Sara Kiley Watson

Blurred faces crowd.

You should blur the faces in your protest photos. Here’s how. You should blur the faces in your protest photos. Here’s how.

By Stan Horaczek

Quarantine scam

Scams are thriving during COVID-19. Here’s what to watch out for. Scams are thriving during COVID-19. Here’s what to watch out for.

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Everything you need to do before you start a free trial Everything you need to do before you start a free trial

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What are cookies, and why are Google, Mozilla, and others going to war against them? What are cookies, and why are Google, Mozilla, and others going to war against them?

The Nigerian prince scam is still fooling people. Here’s why. The Nigerian prince scam is still fooling people. Here’s why.

By Eleanor Cummins

Building an app is hard.

The Iowa caucus app never had a chance The Iowa caucus app never had a chance

By Stan Horaczek

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Tips for keeping your security cameras secure Tips for keeping your security cameras secure

By Stan Horaczek

Facebook wants your messages to be 100-percent private. The government has other ideas.

Facebook wants your messages to be 100-percent private. The government has other ideas. Facebook wants your messages to be 100-percent private. The government has other ideas.

Smart home camera

The biggest security breakthroughs of 2019 The biggest security breakthroughs of 2019

By Eric Adams and Chuck Squatriglia

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Stay safer online by leveling up your cybersecurity vocabulary Stay safer online by leveling up your cybersecurity vocabulary

The government’s plan to collect migrant DNA could send us down a slippery slope for surveillance

The government’s plan to collect migrant DNA could send us down a slippery slope for surveillance The government’s plan to collect migrant DNA could send us down a slippery slope for surveillance

By Jack Herrera

The most important changes in macOS Catalina to know before updating

The most important changes in macOS Catalina to know before updating The most important changes in macOS Catalina to know before updating

By Stan Horaczek

How to safely find out what’s on a mysterious USB device

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How to safely find out what’s on a mysterious USB device How to safely find out what’s on a mysterious USB device

Scammers are targeting your calendar—here’s how to stop them

Scammers are targeting your calendar—here’s how to stop them Scammers are targeting your calendar—here’s how to stop them

What you need to know about email trackers and how to stop them

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What you need to know about email trackers and how to stop them What you need to know about email trackers and how to stop them

Posting a copyright notice on social media doesn’t actually accomplish anything

Posting a copyright notice on social media doesn’t actually accomplish anything Posting a copyright notice on social media doesn’t actually accomplish anything

By Stan Horaczek

The FCC created an online index for known phone scams

The FCC created an online index for known phone scams The FCC created an online index for known phone scams

By Stan Horaczek

How to do two-factor authentication like a pro

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How to do two-factor authentication like a pro How to do two-factor authentication like a pro

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

What to know about the ‘extremely unusual’ Capital One hack

What to know about the ‘extremely unusual’ Capital One hack What to know about the ‘extremely unusual’ Capital One hack

FaceApp is a privacy nightmare, but so is almost everything else you do online

FaceApp is a privacy nightmare, but so is almost everything else you do online FaceApp is a privacy nightmare, but so is almost everything else you do online

By Stan Horaczek

This typhoon-resistant facility in Guam will power the tubes that give us the internet

This typhoon-resistant facility in Guam will power the tubes that give us the internet This typhoon-resistant facility in Guam will power the tubes that give us the internet

Google and YouTube are giving you more control over your data and recommendations

Google and YouTube are giving you more control over your data and recommendations Google and YouTube are giving you more control over your data and recommendations

How a foreign country hacks a power grid

How a foreign country hacks a power grid How a foreign country hacks a power grid

You should enable Google’s new auto-delete privacy feature

You should enable Google’s new auto-delete privacy feature You should enable Google’s new auto-delete privacy feature

How to combat the threat of Android malware

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How to combat the threat of Android malware How to combat the threat of Android malware

By Whitson Gordon

It’s time to change your Facebook password again thanks to a plain text storage bug

It’s time to change your Facebook password again thanks to a plain text storage bug It’s time to change your Facebook password again thanks to a plain text storage bug

By Stan Horaczek

Facebook just made some big privacy promises, and they all hinge on encryption Facebook just made some big privacy promises, and they all hinge on encryption

Amazon is thinking about routers and you should be, too Amazon is thinking about routers and you should be, too

By Stan Horaczek

Facebok privacy

You don’t have to delete Facebook, but you could definitely be using it better You don’t have to delete Facebook, but you could definitely be using it better

By Stan Horaczek

The Marriott data breach exposed millions of passports. Here’s what thieves can do with them.

The Marriott data breach exposed millions of passports. Here’s what thieves can do with them. The Marriott data breach exposed millions of passports. Here’s what thieves can do with them.

This change can make your online browsing faster and more private

This change can make your online browsing faster and more private This change can make your online browsing faster and more private

Setting up a secure private email server isn’t as hard as it sounds

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Setting up a secure private email server isn’t as hard as it sounds Setting up a secure private email server isn’t as hard as it sounds

Here’s how an AI lie detector can tell when you’re fibbing

Here’s how an AI lie detector can tell when you’re fibbing Here’s how an AI lie detector can tell when you’re fibbing

Credit card stolen or lost? Here’s what to do.

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Credit card stolen or lost? Here’s what to do. Credit card stolen or lost? Here’s what to do.

By Whitson Gordon

Wi-Fi could get much faster thanks to a proposed change in the wireless spectrum

Wi-Fi could get much faster thanks to a proposed change in the wireless spectrum Wi-Fi could get much faster thanks to a proposed change in the wireless spectrum

Tim Cook says Apple supports general digital privacy laws in the U.S.

Tim Cook says Apple supports general digital privacy laws in the U.S. Tim Cook says Apple supports general digital privacy laws in the U.S.

By Stan Horaczek

Get ready for a lot more facial recognition at the airport Get ready for a lot more facial recognition at the airport

Here’s how to find out if you were part of the latest Facebook hack Here’s how to find out if you were part of the latest Facebook hack

By Stan Horaczek

A running list of hacks, leaks, and vulnerabilities that have recently given up your personal information A running list of hacks, leaks, and vulnerabilities that have recently given up your personal information

By Popular Science Team

Here’s what you need to know about today’s unavoidable Presidential Alert notification

Here’s what you need to know about today’s unavoidable Presidential Alert notification Here’s what you need to know about today’s unavoidable Presidential Alert notification

By Stan Horaczek

Facebook Security Issue

A Facebook breach put 50 million accounts at risk: Here’s what you need to know A Facebook breach put 50 million accounts at risk: Here’s what you need to know

By Stan Horaczek

What you can do to prevent Google—and others—from tracking your phone What you can do to prevent Google—and others—from tracking your phone

This tiny Google product could help secure your accounts

This tiny Google product could help secure your accounts This tiny Google product could help secure your accounts

Do you really need to properly eject a USB drive before yanking it out?

Do you really need to properly eject a USB drive before yanking it out? Do you really need to properly eject a USB drive before yanking it out?

This AI can see people through walls. Here’s how.

This AI can see people through walls. Here’s how. This AI can see people through walls. Here’s how.