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Instead of freeing us, the internet is making us conform
The fact that we’re far less likely to engage in deviant behavior if we think we’re being watched isn’t a new discovery. In 2012, a group of researchers from the University of Newcastle in the U...
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Want to trade crypto? Here are the top 5 exchanges to try your hand
To buy Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies, you have multiple options. You can go to a Bitcoin ATM, accept them as payments for your goods and services, buy them peer-to-peer or from a brokerage. The mo...
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As we rush toward convenience, say so long to privacy
We’re all guilty of the same thing. In our rush to download and install apps, we carelessly breeze through all the necessary permissions without even a second glance. Facebook wants to record audio?...
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Your devices are rating you. Behave accordingly.
This post was originally published on August 15, 2019. Chances are you’ve seen “Nosedive,” the infamous Black Mirror episode depicting a world in which ordinary people rate each other on the bas...
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11 massive government data breaches
We’re constantly hearing about data breaches lately—and it’s no wonder, given that billions of personal records are exposed every year. While the majority of cybersecurity headlines center ar...
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The fight for online privacy is heating up in Maine
About two years ago, the United States Senate voted in favor of Senate Joint Resolution 34, essentially enabling internet service providers (ISPs) to sell personal consumer information—location hist...
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Wozniak says we should get off Facebook but why should Zuckerberg care?
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak is the latest tech celebrity to urge users to purge their Facebook account, suggesting that the privacy risks are concerning and that there’s no way of effectively det...
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Why you shouldn’t ignore ‘Update Your Device’ messages
It’s pretty much second nature at this point. We start our laptops and hunker down in our seats, ready to power through the day with a steaming cup of coffee. As we browse through our daily calendar...
