Privacy Basics
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Email protocols explained
IMAP and SMTP are protocols used by email clients to send and receive secure
emails. POP3 is a legacy standard that is used less and less often these days.
* SMTP
* IMAP
* POP3
* APIs
* Proton Mail and SMTP, IMAP, an
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If you are doing research into data privacy laws, you will eventually come
across the terms “personally identifiable information” and “personal data”. We
explain what those terms mean, how they are different, and what you can do to
protect your PII o
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Most of us created our first email addresses when we were teenagers using the
internet for the first time. Unfortunately, some of these email addresses
consist of childhood nicknames, names of pets, and other awkward monikers,
causing us embarrassmen
Since our launch in 2014, our vision has been to build an internet where privacy
is the default. For us, this not only means empowering people with the right
tools to defend their online privacy, but also encouraging safe and responsible
use of the i
There are lots of instances when you want to send the same email to multiple
people. Sometimes, you want everyone to be part of the conversation and see each
other’s responses. Other times, you want to send the same email to multiple
people, but you
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Everything you need to know about cloud computing.
Before the internet, your computer performed all its computing tasks locally.
Your computer’s CPU and memory (etc.) were used to process information that was
also stored locally (for example, on you
Your personal data is the currency of the digital age. With every click, swipe,
and like, you produce a wealth of information about yourself that companies
track and collect, making it crucial to protect your online privacy. However,
have you thought
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This post was updated on December 2, 2022
Learn about unsolicited messages sent in bulk by email, how to identify and
prevent them, and how spam email filters work.
What is spam email?
What is the purpose of spam emails?
Are spam emails dangerous?
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Privacy policies explain how organizations collect and secure your personal
information, but few people read them. Here’s how to quickly check a privacy
policy to take back control of your data.
When you last bought something online, you may have gl
- Privacy Basics
From holiday photos to our purchasing history to personal correspondences, our
emails contain a great deal of sensitive information.
It is therefore vital to keep your inbox and messages secure. This is more
difficult than it first appears, as email
With the proliferation of smartphones and social media, cyberstalking is on the
rise. Compared to traditional stalking, cyberstalking can be a more threatening
form of aggression as cyberstalkers can hide behind the anonymity of the
internet and terr