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Should You Be Worried About Spyware On Your OnePlus Phone?

Privacy remains a cause for concern with Chinese devices, as smartphones from Xiaomi, OnePlus and Realme have been found to be filled with spyware.

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How To Tell If An Unknown Tile Tracker Is Stalking You (& What To Do Next)

Tile's Scan and Secure can help prevent its trackers from being used to stalk or track someone. Here's how to detect an unknown Tile tracker.

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How AI Is Helping Us Fight Off Robocalls And Scammers

Robocalls are a major source of annoyance, both for telecom operators and subscribers, but innovations in AI are now giving scammers a hard time.

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Here's How You Can Stop Spam Emails With Mozilla Firefox

Mozilla's Firefox web browser can now stop spam emails and improve privacy by hiding real email addresses from trackers and spammers. Here's how.

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Green Dot On Android Phone: What It Means & Why It's Important

For smartphones running Android 12 and above, a green dot or indicator sometimes shows up at the top of the screen. Here's why it's important.

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Apple Needs To Add This Setting To Fix A Dangerous iPhone Security Flaw

iPhone thieves have found a way to break into a user's online life — their bank accounts, personal data, and passwords. Here's how Apple can fix it.

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Latest T-Mobile Hack Affects Personal Data Of Over 37 Million Customers

A massive T-Mobile hack has leaked the personal data of 37 million customers. The beach happened in Nov. but was only detected earlier this month.

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How To Export (And View) All Your LastPass Passwords

Are you looking to create an easily viewable list of all your LastPass passwords? Find out how to export your LastPass vault as a CSV file.

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Roomba Sent Invasive Photos, Including A Woman On The Toilet, To Labelers

Roomba vacuum cleaners used for the purpose of training captured sensitive pictures of volunteers which subsequently found their way to social media.

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Proton's Encrypted Cloud Storage Comes To Android And iOS

Proton has released mobile apps for its privacy-centric Proton Drive cloud storage service on Android and iOS. The service was launched in Sept.

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How To Hide Photos On An iPhone With iOS 16

Apple offers the ability to hide photos and videos so that they are no longer visible in the Photos app. Here's how to do it on an iPhone with iOS 16.

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How To Create A Strong And Secure Password

A strong password goes a long way in ensuring online privacy and security. Here are some tips on how to create a strong and secure password.

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H&R Block And Other Tax Prep Companies Shared Filers’ Info With Facebook

In a major setback to user privacy, multiple tax filing services have reportedly been sharing sensitive user information with Facebook.

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Mozilla's VPN + FireFox Relay Is An Affordable Privacy Subscription

Mozilla has introduced a new subscription package that combines its VPN service with Firefox Relay. Here's what it offers and how much it costs.

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Microsoft Defender Officially The Worst Antivirus Program For Windows 11

Microsoft Defender has been found to be one of the least effective antivirus programs on Windows 11. Here are the ones that got the best scores.

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DuckDuckGo App Tracking Protection Beta Available For Android Users

Originally introduced late last year, DuckDuckGo's App Tracking Protection is now available for public beta testing on Android. Here's how to use it.

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These Malicious Android Apps Can Steal Your Private Data

Cybersecurity researchers have found that multiple Android apps on the Google Play Store include malware that lead users to phishing websites.

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Can Two-Factor Authentication Be Hacked? This Study Says Yes

A new study says that 2FAs are not safe and are being hacked with no intervention from the user. The attack is known as "Man-in-the-Middle".

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End-To-End Encryption: What It Means & Why It's Important

Data encryption helps to prevent unauthorized access to user information, but end-to-end encryption protects users from service providers as well.

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Firefox 106 Update: All The New Privacy & Productivity Features

Firefox 106 comes with a ton of new features focused of privacy, including the ability to pin a new private browsing shortcut to the desktop.

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