After updating my iPhone to iOS version 17.4.1, I was pleasantly surprised: As I opened my per-installed browser, Apple’s Safari, I was welcomed with a list of alternative browsers to choose from.
At first, I wanted to click the notice away – just like I always do with annoying pop-ups. But then I thought: Wait I already know Apple is not the best choice – particularly
when it comes to privacy. So I took the cue and made the effort to install a new default browser. And you should, too! Let me explain why.
As Google’s Gmail turns 20, Tuta Mail celebrates its 10 year milestone! Both email services serve and treat their customers in very different ways. Let’s take a look at how Google’s Gmail
revolutionized the email sphere, how it exploded to fame and why we need a new revolution today.
In the US you can’t buy a house without disclosing your privacy as all purchases are collected in a public record – unless you
form an LLC and make the purchase via this organization. Now Congress wants to stop this practice with the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA).
The long standing private way of purchasing property and vehicles in the United States was by forming an LLC and making the purchases through
it as a proxy.
According to a settlement reached in the class action lawsuit in California, USA, Google agrees to dramatic changes to its Incognito Mode feature of Chrome browser. The private browsing option has come under
legal scrutiny as it never offered true confidentiality to its users. Now, Google promises to destroy the browsing data of billions of users that got collected while they browsed the web in Incognito Mode.
Facebook has been caught not once, but TWICE in the last weeks undertaking shady action with user data. First, they were caught monitoring
the behavior of SnapChat users who also have Facebook installed on their devices. Then, recent reports show that Facebook allowed Netflix to
see all FB messages about what they are watching on the streaming platform.
TikTok is in the news again as the US White House is planning to ban the popular social media app - unless ByteDance sells the
Chinese app to a US company. TikTok is known for its extreme tracking of users.
This, combined with the fact that it is owned by a Chinese company, makes politicians around the world nervous as to how much
data of their citizens is being shared with the Chinese government. However, the problem with TikTok is not solely where the company is based. The problem is its extreme
data collection and tracking procedures.
Whether you use Android or an iPhone, most apps track you - not just when you use the app, but oftentimes also silently in the background.
It does not matter if you are using games, weather, fitness or social apps,
it's likely that all of these applications on your smartphone or tablet send data to data brokers, or even to Google, Facebook and other tech giants.
While this shouldn’t be news to you, the scale of this massive data accumulation is quite scary. But you do not need to allow these apps to snoop out your personal life:
Here's how you can stop app tracking on your iPhone
and Android!
Nevada Courts are rushing to block Meta from rolling out end-to-end encryption for their Messenger App and its integration in Facebook and Instagram. Somehow, they
have convinced themselves that by locking teens in a house of glass they will be safe from online predators. Removing the bare minimum of security standards does not
and will never protect the children. The Nevada Court should be ashamed of themselves.
When it comes to popular chat apps WhatsApp reigns supreme. But if you want to quit it for good and leave its parent
company Meta (formerly Facebook), there are many chat apps similar to WhatsApp and some make a
great replacement not just in usability, but they are also more secure and more private. We've looked at nine best WhatsApp alternatives for iPhones and Android
that focus on protecting your privacy and security, are easy to use and have a decent number of users. Check out these encrypted
messaging platforms and free yourself from big tech tracking!
On February 13th, Europe received an early Valentine’s gift from the European Court of Human rights when they banned any laws that aims
to weaken end-to-end encryption. This ruling is a major stumbling block for the EU Chat Control Bill, but does it really mean that Chat Control is dead?
There are many reasons why Chat Control should never become law, we've collected the turn of events and steps you can take to help prevent this
dangerous bill from ever being passed!
With new EU rules and regulations, Apple is now required to allow the sideloading of apps to iOS devices. In an act of malicious compliance Apple
will be allowing the introduction of alternative app stores and installation, but will be charging any developers who take this route absurd commission
fees. This form of pay-to-play is more akin to extortion than allowing for more device freedom.
Your data is being sold to the highest bidder by data brokers. Startling revelations have revealed that the highest bidders are the NSA and the FBI.
The US government is actively buying your information to spy on you and to pursue criminal cases against you, all without a warrant. Surveillance capitalism
has become the norm in the United States of America. #spyingbybuying
