Privacy

AI Note-Taking Apps Are Violating User Privacy

A few years ago, AI note-taking and transcription tools were a niche productivity hack used by busy executives and the…

Here's Why Microsoft Is Encouraging Users to Stay Off Public Wifi Networks

You’ve likely heard the warnings that public wifi can’t always be trusted, and now Microsoft is giving you a good…

Here's How to Avoid Installing Malware on Your Smart TV

Malware is everywhere these days. You might expect to find it when downloading strange programs from dark corners of the…

AI Bots Can Steal Your Login Credentials, but You Can Protect Yourself

AI agents are always getting better at finding things, which includes sensitive information like your passwords, financial information, and API…

How to Stop Browser Fingerprinting, the Latest Method for Tracking Your Activity Across the Internet

Uninterrupted browsing used to be a lot simpler: Disable all third-party cookies, blacklist known tracking domains, and get an ad…

Seven Ways to Make Your Email Aliases Even More Secure

Email aliases were once a niche privacy trick. Now, though, they’re a mainstream solution offered by any number of major…

10 Privacy Hacks for Managing Browser Cookies Everyone Should Know

Do you “accept” or “reject” that cookie request? Browser cookies don’t just remember your login details: They can track your…

Scammers Are Using FaceTime to Pose As Apple Support Reps

Scam calls are nothing new. They’ve gotten so bad, in fact, that many of us simply refuse to answer unrecognized…

Post-Quantum Encryption Could Be the Must-Have VPN Feature of the Future

Cybersecurity experts warn that about 10-20 years from now, quantum computers will have enough processing power to decipher common cryptography…

How to Use AI Browsers Without Getting Hacked

For the past few days, I’ve been poking around every AI browser I could get my hands on. So far,…