- Apple
- By Bogdan Popa
- December 20th, 2020
Apple Guide Details How to Lock Down an iPhone If Privacy Is at Risk
Manual provides step-by-step instructions for iPhone users
- Security
- By Bogdan Popa
- August 6th, 2020
NSA Recommends Against Enabling Location Data Due to National Security Risks
Agency tells employees to disable location sharing
- Microsoft
- By Bogdan Popa
- August 3rd, 2020
Why Microsoft Buying TikTok Is a Risky Bet
Owning a social network isn’t as easy as it sounds
- Linux
- By Bogdan Popa
- June 8th, 2020
How to Disable Brave Browser Automatically Adding Affiliate Codes in URLs
Brave autocompletion featuring controversial option
- Mobile World
- By Bogdan Popa
- March 16th, 2020
WhatsApp Could Copy Telegram’s Self-Destructing Messages for Individual Chats
New feature shows up in the latest beta build
- Security
- By Bogdan Popa
- February 13th, 2020
Antivirus Maker Avast Under Investigation for Selling User Data to Tech Giants
Avast reportedly sold users’ browsing history to a series of tech companies, including Google and Microsoft
- Security
- By Bogdan Popa
- February 6th, 2020
What Data Carriers Can Collect About You Using Just the Phone Number
According to data retention laws in specific countries
- Security
- By Bogdan Popa
- February 6th, 2020
Location of Couple Infected with Coronavirus Found Using Phone Tracking System
Phone tracking only requires a phone number
- Linux Distributions
- By Marius Nestor
- January 9th, 2020
Privacy-Focused Tails OS 4.2 Improves Automatic Upgrades, Adds Tor Browser 9.0.3
Ships new command-line tools used by SecureDrop users
- Security
- By Bogdan Popa
- January 6th, 2020
Police Says Suspected Terrorist Escaped After WhatsApp Warned Them
Law enforcement was tracking the mobile phone of a suspected Islamic State member planning a terror attack
- Security
- By Bogdan Popa
- December 24th, 2019
TikTok Is Not for Sale Despite US Security Claims, ByteDance Says
Parent company denies reports of potential sale
- Security
- By Bogdan Popa
- December 23rd, 2019
Overwolf Accused of Harvesting User Data, Company Clears Up the Confusion UPDATED
Overwolf is offered as an optional install in TeamSpeak
- Security
- By Bogdan Popa
- December 22nd, 2019
Avast Extensions for Chrome and Firefox Republished with “Limited Use of Data”
Extensions now available in Chrome and Firefox stores
- Security
- By Bogdan Popa
- December 18th, 2019
Google Bans Avast Extensions for Google Chrome Due to User Data Collection
Extensions pulled from the Google Chrome Web Store
- Security
- By Bogdan Popa
- December 17th, 2019
How Much Money Avast Makes by Collecting and Selling User Data
Company CEO comments on recent privacy concerns
- Technology & Gadgets
- By Bogdan Popa
- December 11th, 2019
Google’s Fitbit Takeover Under Investigation Due to Privacy Fears
Department of Justice to launch new probe, report reveals
- Linux
- By Marius Nestor
- December 5th, 2019
Purism Announces "Made in USA" Librem 5 Linux Phone, Now Available for Pre-Order
Shipping starts in Q3 2020 and the phone costs $1.999 USD