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Amer Owaida • 03 Mar 2020 • 3 min. read
Privacy
Brave comes out on top in browser privacy study
Digital Security
5 reasons to consider a career in cybersecurity
RSA 2020 – Is your machine learning/quantum computer lying to you?
By contrast, two other web browsers share identifiers that are tied to the device hardware and so persist even across fresh installs
Amer Owaida • 03 Mar 2020
From competitive salaries to ever-evolving job descriptions, there are myriad reasons why a cybersecurity career could be right for you
And how would you know if the algorithm was tampered with?
Cameron Camp • 02 Mar 2020
Firefox turns on DNS over HTTPS by default for US users
People in other parts of the world also have the option to flip on DNS encryption
Amer Owaida • 28 Feb 2020
Kids Online
Cyberbullying: How is it different from face-to-face bullying?
The digital age has added a whole new dimension to hurtful behavior, and we look at some of the key features that set in-person and online bullying apart
Facial recognition company Clearview AI hit by data theft
The startup came under scrutiny after it emerged that it had amassed 3 billion photos from social media for its facial recognition software
Amer Owaida • 27 Feb 2020
RSA 2020 – Hacking humans
What the human battle against biological viruses can teach us about fighting computer infections – and vice versa
Cameron Camp • 27 Feb 2020
Scams
Did someone file your taxes before you?
With tax season – and tax scams – in full swing, here’s how fraudsters can steal your tax refund, and how you can avoid becoming a victim
Tony Anscombe • 27 Feb 2020
Is your phone listening to you?
Do social media listen in on our conversations in order to target us with ads? Or are we just a bit paranoid? A little test might speak a thousand words.
Jake Moore • 24 Feb 2020
