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Want to watch “The Interview”? Watch out!

By all accounts, “The Interview” isn't that great a film. Rotten Tomatoes has just 61 percent of moviegoers and 52 percent of critics giving...
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DuckDuckGo Internet privacy review

DuckDuckGo is a search engine that recognizes and respects your privacy. Read our review on the non-tracking search engine.
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Literally malware? The figurative explosion of Uber’s app

The internet is blowing up with discussion over Uber's app, mobile permissions, and what it really means to be malware.
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Your data, your rules: The encryption of everything

Who owns your data? The common sense answer is obvious, but isn't always true: in certain situations, law enforcement officials can access, search and...
Shield surrounded by ransomware bots.
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No negotiation: The rising threat of crypto ransomware

We all know the rule – you don’t negotiate with terrorists. When you react to their demands, you prove their tactics work. Worse, you...
Illustration of drone stealing cell phone data.
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Theft from the skies: Could cell phone data theft affect you?

Recent discoveries have revealed that the NSA has been stealing cellular data right out of the air.
Eye in a cloud.
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Just looking? ISPs are watching you browse

You are being watched. From everything you ask Alexa to all your emails and passwords: If you don’t encrypt your traffic, your Internet Service...
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Laura Poitras and the Digital Exiles

Documentary filmmaker Laura Poitras moved to Berlin in order to protect the source material for her documentary on Edward Snowden.
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OS X Yosemite: Are security and privacy the first thought or an afterthought?

Mac OS X Yosemite (10.10) has arrived and, according to Apple, it comes with safety. Built right in. The company’s claim that security was “The...
Bitly links flagged as Malware.
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Don’t get bit: URL-shortening service flagged as malware

This article was originally published on November 6, 2014. If you can't trust Bitly, who can you trust? Citizens of the web found themselves stymied...

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