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What is email tracking, and why you should turn it off
The simple act of reading your email could give companies and advertisers a lot more information than you’d like. Email tracking allows the sender to see when an email was opened by a recipient, h...
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3 easy privacy settings on iPhone you didn’t know about
Apple is considered the more secure operating system than Android. As a closed system, Apple doesn’t release its source code to app developers and doesn’t let users modify any of its products. The...
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Is Ethernet better than Wi-Fi?
In short, yes, ethernet is better than wifi because an ethernet connection is much faster and more stable. Depending on your cable, you could theoretically reach a maximum speed of 10 Gbps (that’s o...
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Love photo-editing apps? Don’t give away your face too easily
Fun photo-editing apps are nothing new. You’ve probably taken a photo or two with dog ears. When Snapchat created the puppy filter back in 2015, everyone—including celebrities and politicians—wa...
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How to hide your sensitive pictures
Everyone has the right to take a naked selfie every once in a while. A survey found that 76% of Americans (both men and women) between the ages of 18 and 24 have sent nudes. But sexting isn’t just f...
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Online privacy and safety for the LGBTQ+ community
The reality of this world is that those who are LGBTQ+ often have more at stake in protecting their privacy and safety than those who aren’t. This is the unfun part of pride, for the community and i...
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When catfish meets crypto scam on dating apps
With the emergence of social media came the catfishers—scammers who create a fake persona, complete with attractive photos, to form relationships with strangers predicated on lies. With the emergenc...
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Explainer: iPhone’s new App Tracking Transparency feature
The post was originally published on May 4, 2021. Last week, Apple rolled out a privacy feature for its iOS 14.5 update called App Tracking Transparency, which gives users more control over their priv...
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Why is my internet so slow? Wi-Fi speed issues and solutions
Picture this: You're in the middle of a video call, streaming your favorite show, or trying to download a large file, and you're left wondering, “Why is my internet so slow?” Slow internet can tur...
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What does CAPTCHA mean? (Definition and explanation)
CAPTCHA is an acronym for “completely automated public Turing test to tell computers and humans apart.” Computer scientists came up with the simple tests in the 1990s. They are designed to be easy...