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30/08/2021

Privacy Policy Digest – TikTok

TikTok The social video sharing app giant has a tagline of “make your day”. If you’ve been struggling to find a way to efficiently siphon your...

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29/08/2021

WireGuard – A More Secure Tunnel?

What is WireGuard? WireGuard is a secure layer 3 network tunnel protocol, which was introduced with the premise of outperforming long-established virtual privat...

Browser URL Bar
02/08/2020

Browser Hardening: What, Why & How.

What It Is? ‘Browser hardening’ refers to ways in which we can tweak our web browser’s configuration, with the goal of enhancing its security and privacy. What ...

16/11/2019

Security of UK ISP’s Consumer Routers

Consumer Router Security As the ‘tech-savvy’ person in my household, I was responsible for all things Internet related. As such, I have been a custo...

Assortment of Plastic Dinosaurs on Yellow Background
09/01/2019

Dumbphone; Not So Dumb Afterall

A Little Background About a year ago, I gave up my smartphone and started using what some people refer to as a ‘dumbphone’. It is seen as dumb, due ...

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21/11/2018

Cash Payments Enhance Privacy

Reduce Your Digital ‘Paper Trail’ and Pay With… Paper? As of 2016, card payments in the UK outnumbered payments made with cash for the first t...

A 3D miniature model of a city in Japan, with pins inserted between buildings. Conveys different locations being identified or selected.
04/11/2018

Faraday Bags Can Enhance Mobile Phone Privacy & More

What They Are and What They Do The word ‘Faraday’ is actually the surname of the 19th century British scientist Michael Faraday. He discovered that ...

Black and white image of a person with hands and feet bound with Google's logo covering their face.
19/10/2018

How to Quit Google & Alternative Suggestions

Google – The Provider of Free Lunch for All? When was the last time a company gave you something completely free of charge? Maybe it was a free food sampl...

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02/10/2018

Increase Your Privacy by Removing File Metadata

What is Metadata? In computing, metadata provides additional information about a file type and its contents. One purpose it serves is to better describe a file ...

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