Tag Archives: privacy

Microsoft Edge browser will be getting a built-in virtual private network soon, as revealed on a Microsoft support page Thursday. To get your monthly 1-GB ration of free VPN service, though, you’ll have to sign into Edge with your Microsoft account. The VPN service, powered by Cloudflare, is part of a larger Microsoft security push …

Elon Musk’s deal to purchase Twitter for $44 billion is moving along, and not everyone is happy with the move. It’s why some people are considering deleting their accounts and permanently leaving the popular social media service. If you’re thinking about finally leaving the bird app for good, you should look into archiving all of your tweets and direct messages …

Google is giving people more control over the ads they see. The search giant said Thursday that it’s expanding its list of “sensitive categories” available in users’ ad control settings, letting them choose to block ads related to pregnancy, parenting, dating and weight loss.  These ads will only be restricted on YouTube and the Google Display Network for now. Google …

A virtual private network allows you to create a more private connection between your computer and the internet over any network — whether that’s public Wi-Fi at an airport, your mobile carrier’s network or your own home network — by creating an encrypted tunnel through which your browsing information is sent. While VPNs can’t make you entirely anonymous, they are …

Ransomware attacks are getting more frequent, more successful and more expensive. Sixty-six percent of the organizations surveyed by Sophos for its annual State of Ransomware report admitted that they were hit with a ransomware attack last year, up from 37% in 2020. And 65 percent of those attacks were successful in encrypting their victims’ data, up from 54 percent the year …

Public awareness of VPNs is high in both Hong Kong and Taiwan, but usage patterns differ in both regions, according to a recent survey conducted by NordVPN. The VPN provider found that just 22% of respondents in Hong Kong were unable to name a VPN brand, compared with 36% in Taiwan, based on research conducted between January 2021 and February …

Google launched a “Data safety” section in its Play app store on Tuesday. The feature is meant to show people safety and privacy guidelines before they download an app, such as how data is collected, protected and used. “We heard from users and app developers that displaying the data an app collects, without additional context, is not enough,” Google said in a post. …

Twitter can be a great place to interact with friends, brands, celebrities and almost anyone imaginable. The price of admission? Those people are probably going to tweet things you don’t want to hear about. Maybe it’s new episodes of the TV show you’re still catching up on, maybe it’s a new social media trend or maybe it’s the news that …

Virtual private network provider PureVPN began rolling out its latest privacy feature Tuesday, quantum-resistant encryption keys. The company said it aims to future-proof encrypted user traffic generated and captured today against the threat of potential decryption by quantum computers within the next decade. The VPN’s advance encryption keys were produced and deployed using the Quantum Origin platform, marking the first …

Apple sent out warnings to developers recently, asking them to update their App Store apps or risk having them removed in the next month. The move, which some developers bristled at, appears to be part of Apple’s “App Store Improvement” program to ensure app quality and security. The notices, tweeted by at least two developers in the past few days, …