Privacy

The Nothing Chats app from Nothing Phone promised to be the iMessage for Android, but in less than 24 hours it was removed from Google Play due to a shocking lack of security.

Ready, set, tech: preparing for your kids’ first device.

A detailed checklist on how to prepare for and navigate your child’s first gadget experience.

From watching foreign sports to finding the best online sales, we share the top high-speed VPN lifehacks.

We explore what Google Ad Topics is, how it functions, and how to disable it. Along the way, we discuss the related topics of Google FLoC, Privacy Sandbox, and the demise of third-party cookies.

We’ve found several scam investment-apps in the App Store that dupe users out of personal information.

Kids use social networks and IMs a lot, and don’t keep in mind that the “internet remembers all”. How to reduce the digital footprint of your tiny beloved ones (even if they’re taller than you).

Comparing user-friendly, secure alternatives to Zoom, Teams and Google Meet calling.

Web services and apps are part and parcel of the modern learning process — both online and offline. But they’re often insecure and pose a threat to your child’s personal data. How to stay safe?

The decentralized Mastodon social network claims to be a different breed of social network. Here’s how it works and how to use it without compromising privacy and security.

The new school year is in session. Here are some tips for keeping your kids safe both on their devices and online.

A new school year, and a familiar headache for parents: kids’ cybersecurity. In this first post, we discuss how to protect your children’s gadgets from cyberthreats.

How URL shorteners work, how they can be used, and the privacy and security threats they pose.

The already impressive list of Kaspersky Password Manager features has been expanded to include a built-in, cross-platform, two-factor authentication code generator.

Detailed tips for those who want to make money from streaming without feeding the trolls.

Here’s how to set up Threads to make your profile both private and secure.

How to secure chats on your phone, and why encryption alone is not enough

Discussing privacy in Threads, and whether you should sign up to Zuckerberg’s Twitter clone.

You can apply the concept of a threat landscape as used in corporate security to yourself to make it easier to stay protected.

Alternatives to Google Chrome that take data privacy more seriously.

What happens to your digital assets after you die, and how to make sure they fall into the right hands before you do.