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Privacy and Security News:

Secure E2E Encrypted Email Service Skiff Blocked in Russia

Secure E2E Encrypted Email Service Skiff Blocked in Russia

January 26, 2023 By Heinrich Long
Signal for Desktop is Vulnerable to Attachments Exposure

Signal for Desktop is Vulnerable to Attachments Exposure

January 26, 2023 By anonwriter
Album Stealer Attack Tricks Facebook Users Into Installing Malware

New ‘Album Stealer’ Attack Tricks Facebook Users Into Installing Malware

January 23, 2023 By Heinrich Long
Malvertising

Malvertizing Network with 12 Billion Daily Bid Requests Taken Down

January 19, 2023 By Heinrich Long
Threema Downplays Security Issues

Threema Downplays Security Issues Disclosed by ETH Zurich

January 11, 2023 By Heinrich Long
AT&T Says It's Investigating Claims About a Data Breach

AT&T Says It’s Investigating Claims About a Data Breach

January 10, 2023 By Heinrich Long
WhatsApp Adds Proxy Support to Help Users Bypass Blocks

WhatsApp Adds Proxy Support to Help Users Bypass Blocks

January 7, 2023 By Heinrich Long
LastPass Faces Class Action Lawsuit for Lack of Security

LastPass Faces Class Action Lawsuit for Lack of Security

January 6, 2023 By Heinrich Long
New Twitter Leak 400 million users

Massive New Twitter Leak Allegedly Exposes 400M+ Users

December 24, 2022 By Sven Taylor
Phishing Attacks that Bypass 2FA

Phishing Attacks that Bypass 2FA Protection Are on the Rise

December 23, 2022 By Heinrich Long
Parental Control Apps Riddled with Security and Privacy Risks

Android Parental Control Apps Riddled with Security and Privacy Risks

December 21, 2022 By Heinrich Long
Fujitsu Smart City 5G Source Code Leak Breach

Fujitsu Smart City 5G Source Code Leaked Online

December 18, 2022 By Sven Taylor
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How to Unblock Websites
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How to Really Be Anonymous Online

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Privacy Tools
Alternatives to WhatsApp
Is Your Antivirus Spying on You?
Controlling Communication Channels is Crucial for Privacy
Anonymity Networks: VPNs, Tor, and I2P
How to Really Be Anonymous Online
Incognito Mode is NOT Private
Private and Anonymous Payments

Secure and Private Email Reviews

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Fastmail Review
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Restore Privacy Checklist

  1. Secure browser: Modified Firefox or Brave
  2. VPN: NordVPN (68% Off Coupon) or Surfshark
  3. Ad blocker: uBlock Origin or AdGuard
  4. Secure email: Mailfence or Tutanota
  5. Secure Messenger: Signal or Threema
  6. Private search engine: MetaGer or Brave
  7. Password manager: NordPass or Bitwarden

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