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The history of the internet: From its start to where it is today
The internet has become an integral part of our lives more rapidly than anyone could have ever imagined. In the late 1990s, it seemingly appeared out of nowhere and took the world by storm. Today, bei...
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What is off-the-record messaging (OTR)?
For journalists, the ability to protect a source is vital to successfully communicating with valuable people. For sources, the stakes are even higher: their security and liberty depend on not being id...
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4 reasons you need a VPN at home
You might already be using a VPN at work, at school, or simply when you’re on the go. By encrypting your traffic and sending it through a secure tunnel, a VPN is the quickest and surest method of ke...
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Should you hide your Wi-Fi network name (SSID) or not?
If you’re one to tinker with your router setup, you might notice an option that lets you hide your Wi-Fi network name. A Wi-Fi network name (SSID) helps you identify which wireless networks are ...
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How to stay secure when using public Wi-Fi
Free Wi-Fi isn't hard to find. It's available in airports, cafes, hotels, malls, and many other public places. But before you connect, consider the security risks. The Wi-Fi admin could try to see wha...
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Video: How to stay private while shopping in real life
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TYoyosWFXA Shoppers have begun to expect that their online shopping habits are being tracked or monitored. But what about at physical stores? Turns out, technology h...
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Why you should care about NFTs
It’s likely that you heard of NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, for the first time when one of them was sold at an art auction this year for a headline-making sum—69 million USD, to be exact. This new...
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Video: 9 tips for safer online shopping
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUYXOR_pW-w Black Friday and Cyber Monday are upon us again, falling on November 25 and 28, respectively. While these dates and the weekend they sandwich are the highli...
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6 times cyber scammers used celebrities to con people
Does that celebrity-endorsed crypto ad you saw on Instagram sound too good to be true? It’s very likely because it’s a scam. And you should think very carefully about clicking on it—never mind i...
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Guide: Protect your privacy at the workplace
We wrote about the prospect of getting back to the office back in March—but we spoke too soon. Depending on where you live, a large chunk of office workers who started working from home because of C...
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