Facebook Meme Challenge Data Mining
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Facebook’s 10-Year Challenge went from nostalgic to dystopian real quick
NOTE: This post was originally published on January 25, 2019 A seemingly innocuous photo op with a potentially seedy underside, the 10-Year Challenge is the...
The U.S. government shutdown causes privacy problems
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In U.S. government shutdown, your privacy takes a hit
The U.S. government shutdown is causing problems on both the pyhsical and digital level. Here's how it affects your privacy.
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Here’s why Australia’s cybersecurity bill is a terrible idea
Despite international protest, Australia has passed a new bill that essentially outlaws encryption technology, making its population of 25 million (and 10 million annual...
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Cloudy skies ahead: LA is suing the Weather Channel for selling user data
The city of LA is suing the Weather Company, a subsidiary of IBM, for secretly mining and selling user location data with the extremely...
An illustration of a man walking with a phone as data spills onto the floor.
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4 Ways you can be identified through social media
On social media, it is easy to forget who can see our posts. A pseudonym can protect us from revealing too much, but there...
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1 min
The 9 best ExpressVPN blogs of 2018
2018 was a bumper year for ExpressVPN! Here's the best of 2018 from the best VPN blog in town: 1. France is bidding adieu to...
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Facebook vs. ad blockers: No matter who wins, you lose
NOTE: This post was originally published on December 15, 2018 In the latest chapter of Facebook’s war against ad blockers, developers have reported that the...
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5 famous whistleblowers who risked everything
“See something, say something” is a safety and awareness campaign running across multiple cities in the United States. If you see misconduct, criminal activity or...
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1 min
Marriott loses the data of half a billion customers
Over the past 4 years, up to 500 million people have had their personal data stolen from the Marriott International hotel group.
France is dropping Google
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France is bidding adieu to Google in favor of a more private search engine
The French National Assembly will adopt Qwant, an EU-based search engine known for its privacy. Read what this could mean.

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