Staying anonymous online is a tricky thing, as many places will require some sort of information to allow you to use their services. This is where your online persona comes into the picture, as you can place a stand-in to suffer all the risks, while your real information stays hidden. Additionally, you want this person
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From the early days of IRC chat rooms to modern apps that include everything from nuclear physics to the dankest of memes, online communication has come a long way. But, as the niche narrows, we need to remember to have our identity protected, and our anonymous IP address enabled if we want to be safe
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Conflicts online, especially in gaming, have become a hot-button topic in the last few years. But, with so many talking heads eager to push their political agenda through the issue, real features of in-game abuse are often forsaken. Because verbal conflicts don’t get as many clicks, in-game bullying is often portrayed as physical assault and
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Protecting your residence is one of the core duties of any homeowner. And, with the rise of digital threats to the place where you live as well as the people who live there with you, smart home security is becoming ever more popular. Thankfully, resolving these issues is not as difficult as it seems. Premium
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Every smartphone and every tablet has a small antenna to tell the satellite exactly where you are. GPS spoofing is when you either force that antenna, or the module receiving the signal, to lie to the system and change the global location of the device. This mechanic can be useful if you know how to
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Cryptocurrencies might be the the future. But, the same as any other thing, they should be a choice. By Cryptojacking, someone takes control of your hardware to mine minuscule amounts of crypto that will add up in the end. Not only does that practice slow down your devices and burns out your gear faster, but
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Having an IP doorbell can be a huge benefit for both your lifestyle and your home security. But as we have seen with several Ring doorbell hack examples, it can quickly turn into a nightmare. Amazon’s security solution is not easy to hack on its own. But, if the IP address of the home is
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Trust is an excellent thing to have, especially when it pertains to the people you work with or that enter your home. But when it comes to WiFi home security, it is not the people who are the issue, but their devices. Better to be safe than sorry. And, you can’t pick your friends and
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When talking about consumer DNA tests, or heritage tests, we often run straight to conspiracy theories about cloning and tube babies. In reality, our online privacy is a much more immediate concern than some Palpatinesque sinister plan to take over the world and/or galaxy. At some point, it may become a severe privacy concern if
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In the centuries past, science fiction writers theorized a surveillance society where freedom is impossible, and privacy is a sin. Now we simply call that modern society. Facial recognition privacy is just one in the series of issues coming with the world being interconnected and sacrificing privacy and liberty for a perception of security. Even
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