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Q&A: Mark Weinstein, on making social media serve the user again
Mark Weinstein is a privacy advocate and the founder of MeWe, a social networking platform with no ads, no personal data collection, and no newsfeed manipulation. In 2022, Weinstein left MeWe, which h...
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7 new social media apps: What sets them apart?
Every year, a new crop of social media apps sprout up, in an attempt to compete with heavyweights like Instagram and Twitter. While most new apps tend to fizzle into obscurity, a few exceptions live p...
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Netflix and play: How to unlock Netflix’s free games
Netflix has come a long way since its early days of mailing out DVDs to customers. From streaming other studios’ movies and TV shows to producing its own content, the company is a clear frontrunner ...
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What is a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack?
A man-in-the-middle attack (also described as monster-in-the-middle, or MITM) describes a very specific attack in which the attacker sits between the two victims (in this case, you and the server). Bo...
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Independent audit confirms security of Lightway for the second time
A year ago, we publicly committed to investing in a greater frequency and quantity of third-party audits. We pledged to engage more independent cybersecurity experts to assess our products and validat...
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Q&A: Pippa King, on the fight against surveillance in schools
Pippa King is a UK-based activist seeking transparency and accountability with the use of biometric surveillance, particularly when it comes to the surveillance of children. We speak with her about th...
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AI-generated art: What is it, and how does it work?
Big Tech and ambitious start-ups are jostling for a place amid the current artificial intelligence boom. Chatbots have wowed users, but so have art generators like Lensa. The images they produce can b...
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Is it better to use an app or a website?
If you use services like social media or online banking, you probably have the apps for those services downloaded to your phone. Even though you can log in to, say, Facebook in a browser (like Chrome ...
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How to fix the error ‘OpenAI is not available in your country’?
A lot of people are learning about the artificial intelligence company OpenAI, thanks to its hit chatbot, ChatGPT, which shot to prominence after being released in November 2022. It was praised for it...
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How to turn off always-on displays on iPhone and Android
When you want to know the time, do you tap your phone screen? Or is it displayed on your screen at all times, even when you’re not using your phone? Starting with iPhone 14 Pro (which came out in Se...
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