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Machines are learning, and they know a lot about you
The term artificial intelligence, and its synonym machine learning, says a lot about this type of technology. It refers to the concept of machines being able to analyze data and get better over time i...
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13 more surveillance-themed movies and shows
Welcome back to the ExpressVPN viewing lounge, where we’ll be presenting more of our favorite privacy-themed movies and TV shows. We’ve heard your suggestions from our original post and included y...
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The rise of telehealth: What it means for patient privacy
Have you attended a doctor’s appointment on your computer screen in the past year? Or used a mental-health app to help with anxiety? Seeking medical and health-related services remotely has become...
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How to wipe your iPhone or Android before selling it
Purchasing a secondhand or refurbished smartphone is a great way to save money. In fact, sales for used phones have increased steadily over the past few years with numbers projected to grow to over 35...
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How reputation management can help you stay private
Whether we realise it or not, we’ve continually left breadcrumbs of our personal lives across our social media accounts that have most likely been scraped, collected, and collated—all with the exp...
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Best free streaming services around the world
Note: Due to frequent changes in service tier structures, information in this article might be outdated by the time you read it. The compass, penicillin, chicken salt, and the printing press. What do ...
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Q&A with surveillance critic Albert Fox Cahn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqb8eTsmHDs Albert Fox Cahn is founder and executive director of the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.), a non-profit organization that aims to ensure...
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Big Tech censoring you? Try a distributed social network
In January 2021, Poland proposed a law requiring social-media companies to restore any posts that the platforms had deleted, as long as the posts weren’t unlawful. This came days after several of fo...
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Free and open-source software (FOSS): Pros and cons for security
Free and open-source software (FOSS), as the name suggests, is the crossover between free software and open-source software. While there are similarities between the two, there are some subtle differe...
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Free cybersecurity courses for protection and education
Cybersecurity can be a daunting subject to broach. With so many avenues to explore, it’s hard to know where to begin. Whether you’re looking for an introduction on the subject or looking to furthe...
