What if your VPN didn’t really connect you to a server in a “safe” country? What if, instead, some of those servers were actually elsewhere? Wonder no more: it’s happening now. Read the full article: How Fake Virtual VPN Servers Are Destroying Your Privacy MakeUseOf
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When you pack your children off to school in the morning, you’re probably worried about a few things. Gym kit? Instrument? Did they actually do that homework? Oh, and have you safeguarded their online identity and personal data? Online data protection and privacy is an important topic that many adults aren’t completely versed upon. You […]
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Twitter recently introduced an updated privacy policy announcing changes to how they collect user data and deliver advertising into your timeline. So what does the update mean and what should you do about it? If you haven’t logged in to Twitter since the changes were announced, you’ll see this message: Read on to understand what those […]
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Windows 10 was a huge success after it launched in 2015. As of March 2017, it was running on over a quarter of Desktop computers worldwide, only trailing Windows 7, which was released six years prior. Microsoft appeared to have listened to feedback about Windows 8 and sought to mix the best of Windows 7 […]
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You’re probably well aware that companies are spying on you — and by “spying,” I mean collecting personal data to better understand your behaviors and habits. A serious breach of privacy, some say. But most people are only concerned about three particular companies. Google knows all kinds of stuff about you, not only through Gmail […]
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Modern day match-making is a money spinner. Picking up a date digitally is now as common as lactose-free milk alternatives — everyone is doing it. A core tenet of online dating is openness. Potential matches want to see the real you, open and truthful. The problem lies in just how open to be, and how […]
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