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What does Big Tech know about you? Find out

Tech giants like Google, Apple, and Microsoft are tracking you. Here is how to see the profiles they have built on you and how to remove some of this data.
Crypto falling into a trap.
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Is that a crypto wallet app—or a scam?

Beware of fake crypto wallet apps, which abound in Apple and Google’s app stores, as ExpressVPN's Digital Security Lab has found.
will privacy be another casualty in digital vaccination passports
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Digital vaccination passports are here

Some countries will require proof that you’ve been vaccinated against Covid-19 before letting you travel or go to public places. Will privacy be sacrificed?
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Link tax: How countries are forcing Big Tech to pay for the news

Australia has become the first place where Google and Facebook pay for news on their platforms. Other countries want the same.
how to tell if your webcam has been hacked
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How to tell if your webcam has been hacked

Six ways to know if someone is watching you with your laptop’s camera.
A skull with water-drop eyes.
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Protecting power grids and water supplies from cyber attacks

Cybersecurity for public utilities is imperative—and daunting—but the potential consequences are too dire to ignore.
Three emojis showing emotions.
3 mins

These mood trackers log your voice, skin, brain waves, and more

A new wave of mental-health wearable devices detect distress in your body. Would you wear them?
An image of a person being collected.
3 mins

Data ethics: When your public images are used for profit

If you post a picture or personal information publicly online, companies (or anyone else) could use it to build a database without your consent. Is it legal—and ethical?
Location symbol in the crosshairs.
3 mins

Contact-tracing apps: A privacy paradox

Contact tracing apps have defied privacy norms, but are they a necessary evil for fighting Covid-19? Here are examples from all around the world.
Web browser split in two.
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Splinternet: From one internet to multiple webs

The internet was meant to be universal, but countries are changing that by subjecting it to their own laws.

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