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Privacy
The great location leak: Privacy risks in dating apps
What if your favorite dating, social media or gaming app revealed your exact coordinates to someone you’d rather keep at a distance?
Tony Anscombe • 12 Aug 2024
Buying a VPN? Here’s what to know and look for
VPNs are not all created equal – make sure to choose the right provider that will help keep your data safe from prying eyes
Phil Muncaster • 25 Jun 2024
7 reasons why cybercriminals want your personal data
Here's what drives cybercriminals to relentlessly target the personal information of other people – and why you need to guard your data like your life depends on it
Sonia Domínguez Waisbrod • 08 Apr 2024
A prescription for privacy protection: Exercise caution when using a mobile health app
Given the unhealthy data-collection habits of some mHealth apps, you’re well advised to tread carefully when choosing with whom you share some of your most sensitive data
Phil Muncaster • 19 Mar 2024
Say what you will? Your favorite speech-to-text app may be a privacy risk
Typing with your voice? It should go without saying that you need to take some precautions and avoid spilling your secrets.
Martina López • 03 Jan 2024
Navigating privacy: Should we put the brakes on car tracking?
Your car probably knows a lot more about you than it lets on – but is the trade-off of privacy for convenience truly justifiable?
Márk Szabó • 06 Dec 2023
What you need to know about iCloud Private Relay
If you want to try to enter the world of VPNs with a small dip, then iCloud Private Relay is your friend — but is it a true VPN service? The devil is in the details.
Márk Szabó • 31 Aug 2023
Internet of Things, Privacy
DEF CON 31: Robot vacuums may be doing more than they claim
When it comes to privacy, it remains complicated and near impossible for a consumer to make an informed decision.
Tony Anscombe • 16 Aug 2023
Digital Security, Privacy
Fingerprints all over: Can browser fingerprinting increase website security?
Browser fingerprinting is supposedly a more privacy-conscious tracking method, replacing personal information with more general data. But is it a valid promise?
Márk Szabó • 03 Aug 2023