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Remote Learning Companies Creating Privacy Risks

by Joseph Spano5 January 2021 No Comments

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, universities and schools of all varieties have had to suddenly pivot to remote learning systems …

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FTC Sues Facebook Over Monopolization

by Joseph Spano11 December 2020 No Comments

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is suing Facebook over illegally monopolizing the social media industry. The FTC is making this …

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Opinion: Breaking Up Facebook

by Dmitry Borodaenko5 December 20205 December 2020 No Comments

It is encouraging to read that in his recent interview for The Atlantic Barack Obama identified the new malevolent information …

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FCC Chairman Ajit Pai Slated To Leave The Agency On January 20th

by Joseph Spano4 December 2020 No Comments

Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, has officially announced he’ll be stepping down from his position on January …

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Opinion: What ‘The Social Dilemma’ Documentary Got Wrong

by Karl Swanepoel1 December 20201 December 2020 1 comment

The Netflix Documentary ‘The Social Dilemma’ Left Something (Very Important) Out… Disclaimer: Minor Spoilers for the ‘The Social Network’ ahead! …

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How To Watch YouTube Videos With Maximum Privacy

by Karl Swanepoel30 November 202030 November 2020 No Comments

YouTube is a fantastic tool for finding anything from instructional video content to entertainment, and anything and everything in between. …

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Walmart Exclusive Wi-Fi Router Contains Backdoor To Control Devices

by Karl Swanepoel23 November 202023 November 2020 No Comments

A Walmart-exclusive Wi-Fi router, and others sold on Amazon & eBay contain hidden backdoors to control devices reports CyberNews. Researchers …

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Facebook Condemned For Providing Platform To Neo-Nazi Network

by Karl Swanepoel22 November 202022 November 2020 No Comments

Facebook is facing a new wave of criticism for providing a platform for a white supremacist network with over 80,000 …

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US Military Buys Location Data From Muslim Prayer App

by Karl Swanepoel19 November 202019 November 2020 No Comments

The US Military bought location data from the most downloaded Muslim prayer app Muslim Pro is “The most popular Muslim …

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The Trump 2020 Campaign App Tracked Supporter’s Intimate Data

by Karl Swanepoel18 November 202018 November 2020 No Comments

Trump’s Campaign App Monitors Users’ Personal Data The Trump 2020 campaign’s official app allows Trump’s team to communicate directly with …

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Opinion: Grading Facebook’s Homework

by Dmitry Borodaenko18 November 202018 November 2020 1 comment

For months, Facebook dodged questions about why CrowdTangle — an analytics tool from a company Facebook acquired in 2016 — …

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Securing Your Digital Communications

by Karan Vashist16 November 202016 November 2020 No Comments

Treating Your Emails Like Letters Almost anyone with internet access has a personal and a professional email address through which …

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FTC Reports Zoom Lied About E2E Encryption For Years

by Karl Swanepoel10 November 202010 November 2020 No Comments

Zoom is a video chat platform created for virtual meetings which gained huge popularity during the initial COVID-19 lock-down starting …

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How to “Mask-Up” While Browsing Online

by Karan Vashist10 November 202010 November 2020 No Comments

Online Browsing = Train of Thought Our inner train of thought is the most personal piece of our identity. Our …

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Facebook And Twitter Fight Trump’s False Early Victory Claims

by Karl Swanepoel4 November 20204 November 2020 No Comments

Following Donald Trump’s claims of victory while votes are still being counted, Facebook and Twitter received a large influx of …

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Opinion: On Google’s ReCAPTCHA Privacy Nightmare

by Karl Swanepoel3 November 202023 November 2020 4 comments

Opinion – Google ReCAPTCHA You’re no doubt familiar with clicking on a box declaring that you are not a robot, …

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Social Media’s Centralization Problem

by Karan Vashist3 November 2020 No Comments

Social Media = Public Square Presenting ourselves to the world comes with inherent risk. With every piece of ourselves we …

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Chrome ‘Bug’ Exempts Google Cookies From Data Privacy Settings

by Karl Swanepoel2 November 20202 November 2020 No Comments

A programmer named Jeff Johnson recently discovered that enabling the “Clear cookies and site data when you quit Chrome” meant …

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