Can true Private Browsing ever be achieved?
Using your browser’s private browsing feature doesn’t provide as much privacy as you think. So, what really is your digital footprint?
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Online Data Vendors: How Consumers Can Opt Out of Directory Services and Other Information Brokers
Privacy Rights Clearinghouse published a list of data brokers and possibilities to opt out.
Lifehacker Podcast – YouTube Ads, BitTorrent Privacy, and the Best Ereaders
This week on the podcast we’re talking about blocking YouTube ads, the difference between antivirus and anti-malware, and app updates galore. We’re also answering your questions about international calling on the cheap, how to pick a Windows laptop, and BitTorrent privacy.
How to stay anonymous online
One year after the first revelations of Edward Snowden, cryptography has shifted from an obscure branch of computer science to an almost mainstream notion: It’s possible to encrypt everything from emails to IMs to a gif of a motorcycle jumping over a plane.
How much is your personal data worth?
Explore how valuable your data are with this interactive calculator. While the multibillion-dollar data broker industry profits from the trade of thousands of details about individuals, those bits of information are often sold for a fraction of a penny apiece.
Security In A Box | Tools and tactics for your digital security
Security in-a-box is a collection of guides and free tools to secure your computer, protect your information or maintain the privacy of your Internet communication. It was created to meet the digital security and privacy needs of advocates and human rights defenders.
How To Remove Your Personal Information From Background Check Websites
After our social media background check, are you afraid of what a future employer may find out about you? Rest easy as we have some tips to help you remove your personal information from more than a dozen online background check websites.
Lightbeam for Firefox: find out who’s tracking you online
Mozilla has released a free tool called Lightbeam, which helps users of the Firefox browser identify third-party companies tracking their online behavior. The browser add-on is aimed at a mainstream audience and produces a real-time visualisation of all tracking information deposited in the form of cookies on your computer while you browse the internet.
An NSA Whiz Designs 4 Fonts to Foil Google’s All-Seeing Eye
Sang Mun made a typeface that’s unparsable to computers, but legible to human eyes.
ZXX
ZXX is a disruptive typeface which takes its name from the Library of Congress’ listing of three-letter codes denoting which language a book is written in. Code “ZXX” is used when there is: “No linguistic content; Not applicable.” I decided to create a typeface that would be unreadable by text scanning software (whether used by a government agency or a lone hacker) — misdirecting information or sometimes not giving any at all.
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