Tips for Creating a Truly Strong Password or Passphrase
You want to prevent unsavory characters from accessing your important online accounts and you know better than using “password” or …
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2-Step Verification Issues: What to Do if Your Phone Was Lost or Stolen
Losing your cell phone is stressful enough, but when you need it in order to log in to an account that requires two-step authentication, your stress …
Continue ReadingHow Does Two-Step Verification Increase Security? Learning the Basics, Benefits and Common Procedures of Two-Factor Authentication
Two-step verification mandates that you– or anyone else attempting to access the account in question– possess two pieces of information. …
Continue ReadingTor and THEMIS: Finding Balance Between Anonymous Browsing and Criminal Activity
There are several anonymous browsing sites available (Tor being one) that can be very useful for legal purposes, but are often used for illegal …
Continue ReadingWhat Happens to Your Social Media Accounts After You Die?
“Our new Constitution is now established, and has an appearance that promises permanency; but in this world nothing can be said to be certain, …
Continue Reading5 False Assumptions People Have About Websites: Why Your Business Needs a Website
In the Digital Age, it’s surprising to run into businesses or individuals without their own websites. Usually, people suspect that building a website …
Continue ReadingIs the NSA Snooping Your Phone Calls and Online Activity?
Edward Snowden recently leaked information that detailed two government programs that were operating in secret. One was the phone records of millions …
Continue ReadingHow Much Does Facebook Know About You? How to Access Your Facebook Data
You may not have thought much about how much of your information is tracked online, but the results may be startling. Find out what Facebook knows …
Continue ReadingThe Danger in "Friending" Strangers on Facebook & How to Protect Your Child
It is all too easy for children to “friend” people on Facebook that they, or you as the parent, have very little knowledge of. Now this …
Continue ReadingWhere do Your Facebook Photos End Up? Privacy & Security Issues
Facebook users upload and share billions of photos every day. Where do all those photos end up? And who can access them?
Continue ReadingHow Much Online Privacy do we Really Have? And For How Long?
Imagine using a “Candidate Prediction” web tool in order to pick the right candidate for the job. Is this where modern technology is …
Continue Reading10 Years of the Patriot Act & Internet Privacy: A Retrospective
The original Patriot Act was passed October 26, 2001. Since then, it has changed the way we look at Internet privacy - both personally and in the …
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