It’s a Privacy-First version of Google Chrome When it comes to internet surfing, the internet browser is one thing you can’t live without. We use it on all our devices and some of us also want to sync it across devices e.g. your favorites, passwords, etc. There is no doubt that Google Chrome today is […]
VPN — Why Everyone Needs It More than Ever Before
Will you ever say NO to anti-virus software? Well, I thought so. Then, why would you not care to use VPN software? We never go online without having anti-virus software turned on. Similarly, everyone should use a VPN nowadays on all of their devices connected to the internet including your smart home devices. In the […]
How to move away from Google Chrome Browser
I was pretty much shaken up after watching documentaries such as ‘The Social dilemma‘ and ‘The Great Hack‘. Not that I was completely blind to it, but they were definitely a trigger to re-evaluate how I consume information on the internet. Because I was (I still am) in the process of studying privacy issues and respective […]
Social Ratings: New Tool for Social Control
Social Ratings are coming, which will change the way how companies will do business in the near future. Social Ratings are another reason why we shouldn’t share everything online. Social ratings are just a glimpse of what’s coming and how our own data will be used against us. But, before we talk about what Social […]
Why Everyone Must use a Password Manager
Until recently, I thought that I will never write on this topic because there is no need. It is such an old topic, so much has already been written about it, and when it comes to protecting your digital life, this the most basic thing you need, which can easily be addressed. Well, I was […]
Online Privacy #101 — Best Practices
When we started using free apps, products, and services online, we exchanged (maybe “sold” is the right word here) our private information and personal data. Most of us know this by now. By selling our personal information, we didn’t only buy free apps, products, and services, we also bought convenience. And then, slowly & gradually, […]