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4 mins

What is cybercrime? 5 types and examples of cybercrime explained

Think about large-scale heists and it’s normal to conjure an image of a group of thieves robbing a bank, whisking away cash in black...
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3 mins

What is cybertorture? How our minds are vulnerable to online experiences

What will change if we are forced to move our social circle to virtual lands, browse the web anonymously, and stay permanently at home?...
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2 mins

Maybe it’s time to dump social media, just for a little bit

For a lot of us these days, the internet has become our sole tether to the outside world, connecting us virtually to family and...
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6 mins

Internet censorship: What is it, and how does it happen?

The internet was initially envisioned as a medium for the free flow of information and knowledge—hence its early description as the “information superhighway.” But...
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2 mins

How to spot Covid-19 phishing and ransomware attacks

NOTE: This post was originally published on April 7, 2020 Spring is normally the time when tax-related phishing scams spike, spurious emails might promise tax...
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2 mins

The EU wants you to have the ‘right to repair’ your electronic devices

The EU wants to make it easier for you to upgrade and repair your devices on your own, instead of having to replace them with brand new ones.
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2 mins

Free things you can do online when you’re stuck at home

From museums and art galleries to games and newspapers, here’s a list of things to do online when you’re stuck at home.
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2 mins

How to change app permissions on your devices

When downloading an app to your device, sometimes a message pops up to request permissions that the app would like to have in order...
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6 mins

How to work from home: Keeping safe and sane while remote

The coronavirus outbreak has prompted a lot of companies, including Google and Apple, to recommend their employees work from home. Many events have been...
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3 mins

Let’s Encrypt has issued a billion certificates, securely encrypting nearly 200 million sites

An effortless way to check whether the site you just logged on to maintains an encrypted connection is whether it starts with HTTP or...

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