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Protecting privacy online can be good for our mental health. Two reasons: it makes more time for offline socializing and keeps distracting ads at bay.

Android lets you configure app permissions to protect your data and restrict access to dangerous functions. We explain how to do it and why.

Due to certification centers specifics, it is not rare for other people to hold a valid HTTPS certificate for your domain. What can go wrong?

WhatsApp for Android can back up your chats to Google Drive. It’s free, but it may hurt older backups. Here’s how to get it right.

How a sculpture from Japan is scaring WhatsApp users around the world, and how to protect children from such spooks on the Internet.

Do you know what children look for online? The answers may surprise you.

Advertising in voice assistants is coming soon. We examine how it will use personal data and what you can do about it.

Originally targeting users from Japan, Korea, and China, Roaming Mantis is quickly spreading worldwide, infecting smartphones through hacked wi-fi routers.

Fake airline giveaways won’t win you a ticket, but they might steal your data.

Noushin Shabab on her cybersecurity career and how women can succeed in the field

Most computer infections come from visiting porn sites, or so some people say. Are they right?

The European Commission’s proposed ePrivacy Regulation takes effect in May 2018. Why is it a battle — and who is fighting for what?

Kaspersky Lab is expanding its successful bug bounty program to include rewards of up to $100,000.

Chrome learns to block ads by itself. What has Google come up with, and how will it help users?

Cybercriminals attack Telegram users with an old trick for masking malware as pictures.

Sex sells, as they say in advertising. In cyberspace porn serves as one of the most popular tools for malicious activity.

Browser extensions are handy, but they can also be really dangerous. Here’s what can go wrong and what you can do about it.

If someone offers cryptocurrency for nothing, remember the only free cheese is in a mousetrap. Here’s what’s really going on.

The Skygofree Trojan comes with a powerful array of spyware features, some unique — like turning on audio recording by geolocation and stealing private messages.

The new Loapi Trojan will recruit your smartphone for DDoS attacks, bombard it with ads, or use it to mine cryptocurrency, making it red-hot.

Can’t resist the convenience of free Wi-Fi? Here’s a way to make it secure.