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Best home security camera systems for privacy and security
Closed circuit television (CCTV) was once very difficult to set up. You’d need to buy expensive equipment, lay cables, get multiple monitors, and, in cases where you’d want to use radio signals, a...
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A spying smartwatch highlights kids’ privacy risks
Smartwatches for kids have gained popularity in the last few years, both to encourage physical activity to fight a burgeoning obesity epidemic, and to help parents better track their children when the...
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Ditch Android (and Google) and install LineageOS
Editor’s note: This is part of our series on alternatives to Big Tech. Read our posts on downloading apps for LineageOS from F-Droid and getting Android apps from the Aurora Store. We often think ...
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Biometric data collection around the world
In recent years, biometrics have increasingly played a key role in the governance and operation of our daily lives. Biometrics falls under two main categories, physiological and behavioral, and includ...
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Data privacy laws by country
In recent years, we’ve seen great strides in the implementation of data privacy laws around the world. Any country in the European Union already has a leg up, thanks to its General Data Protection R...
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10 times Facebook violated your privacy
Another day, another Facebook leak. What are the odds? This time, it seems that personal information for just over half a billion users has leaked online. That’s more than the combined populations o...
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Ranked: Best streaming sites for kids in 2025
Disney+ leads the way with one of the most extensive libraries of child-friendly content and superior parental controls. . YouTube Premium offers the largest library of child-friendly shows and movies...
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A less-invasive Covid-19 tracker: Sniffer dogs
This article was originally published on November 19, 2020. The technological solutions that countries have implemented to mitigate the spread of Covid-19 have been costly to individual privacy. From ...
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Installing apps on LineageOS for greater privacy
Editor’s note: This is part of our series on alternatives to Big Tech. Read our previous post on installing LineageOS, and learn about getting Android apps from the Aurora Store. Previously we insta...
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What is SOCKS5? How do SOCKS proxies work?
A proxy server is a device or application that acts as an intermediate for transmitting data online. In a broader sense, any device between you and the server of the site you are visiting acts as a ki...
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