In an event that surprised precisely no one, a Chinese propaganda app was found to have a backdoor that can theoretically be used to spy on its users. In a country where extreme censorship and government control over all information coming in and going out are both normal practice, no one should be shocked to […]
If you have a Skype account you don’t use anymore, it’s probably a good idea to get rid of it. Unused accounts are hidden vulnerabilities – you might never know if your account becomes hacked, and what personal information would be put at risk in the event that the platform becomes compromised. Many people move […]
Many years ago, BitTorrent came to be and has grown in to one of the largest decentralized peer to peer networks on the internet today. Though it was once used almost exclusively for sharing multimedia, like movies and software, torrenting has come into a million practical applications for safe, speedy, peer to peer downloads. If […]
A VPN is the last place that an enterprise can afford to find a vulnerability. The entire purpose of utilizing an enterprise VPN is to keep business data safe from hackers. When VPNs aren’t as secure as they’re supposed to be, smart hackers find that stealing information isn’t too terribly difficult. According to the NSA, […]
If the country of Turkmenistan had a motto, that motto would be “Just Don’t Do It”. Turkmenistan’s confusingly eccentric and egomaniacal leader Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow (who prefers to be cordially referred to as His Excellency or Distinguished Supreme Commander in Chief) has passed laws abolishing term limits and appears to intend to install himself as president […]
Google Photos can seem a little creepy. All of your pictures show up in albums. The last thing you want to do is accidentally make private photos public. It’s not inherently obvious how to remove Google photos, and if you’re not sure what you’re doing, you can actually make some pretty big mistakes. This is […]
One of the most common methods hackers use to break into to your personal accounts is by simply guessing easy passwords. Using common words and easy to guess passwords can make it very simple for a hacker to gain unauthorized access. Maintaining secure password habits will go far in locking out intruders from personal and […]
You’re away from home, and you need a connection. You have two options – you can use the public WiFi, or you can use the 4G mobile hotspot that probably comes for free with your phone plan (or is at least included in the price). Both will work to get you online, but which is […]
Russia may become the latest country to isolate itself from the global conversation. Their controversial policies and potential involvement in election meddling has increased the scrutiny of Russia’s role online, although the country has refused to admit to any wrongdoing. Russia’s authorities have been very conspicuously working in the background to remove the global internet […]
While other areas of the world are becoming seemingly more liberal, China is in a permanently regressive state. Rather than changing views and laws to reflect the desires of Chinese citizens, China’s Communist Party has doubled down by removing more and more freedoms and altogether eliminating the reasonable expectation of privacy for its citizens. China’s […]
Thailand does suffer from internet censorship, although the degree to which the censorship affects people is less than some other Asian countries. Thailand’s internet blocks focus mainly on pornography and the adult industry, although information about the King and the military are also often censored in the country. In an effort to further their internet […]
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