Privacy basics
- Privacy basics
The Internet is full of information about what companies should do to keep
consumers’ personal data safe from hackers. And there’s plenty of advice for
consumers who have already been the victim of a data breach. (You can read our
article on the Prot
- Privacy basics
Learn what PGP encryption is, how it works, and the simplest way to secure your
emails with PGP.
When Edward Snowden secretly communicated his surveillance revelations to
journalists in 2013, he used PGP encryption. Over the years, thousands around
- Privacy basics
You probably already know some obvious password safety tips, like don’t use
“password” as your password. But did you know a password like “Ch@ll3ng3r%$” is
not much more secure?
Sure, it mixes upper- and lower-case letters, numbers and special char
Several years ago, the science comic blogger Randall Munroe, otherwise known as
XKCD, posted a comic comparing passwords and passphrases. The illustration
attempts to demonstrate mathematically, using information theory, that passwords
tend to be wea
- Privacy basics
For decades, information security experts have tried to get people to create
stronger passwords by requiring a minimum length (usually eight characters),
plus at least one capital letter, one number, and one special character (like @,
#, or !). This
- Privacy basics
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Updated July 2019
Total Internet privacy
- Privacy basics
You’ve heard the one about the Nigerian prince and the lottery windfall (we just
need your bank account and social security number!). But email phishing scams
are getting more sophisticated and persuasive. While they come in a variety of
forms, the g
- Privacy basics
If your child is old enough to have a smartphone, then there’s a good chance you
didn’t even have access to the Internet when you were a kid. You never had to
think about online privacy growing up, and neither did your parents.
But today it’s impera
- Privacy basics
The Wall Street Journal recently published an article highlighting privacy
concerns related to Gmail’s use of third-party apps. When users install tools
known as “add-ons” in their Gmail accounts, they are often giving outside
companies full access t
Most of us would not give our private, personal information to strangers and
then trust them not to leak it. But that’s essentially what we do every time we
store chat histories, email, documents, and pictures on the cloud. When you save
a document t
- Privacy basics
Hacks are surprisingly commonplace. In 2014, for instance, nearly half of all
American adults had some form of data stolen from corporate servers in a
12-month span, according to CNN. Credit cards, telephone numbers, and login
credentials are falling