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USB peripherals (commonly known as “flash drives”), memory cards, and external
hard drives all make backing up and sharing your data simple. And they are
becoming more critical as modern-day schooling, work, and life are increasingly
awash in data. B
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From Hong Kong to Minneapolis, protesters around the world are standing up for
their human rights. The right to peaceful assembly and protest are bedrocks of
democracy, and we support everyone’s ability to exercise these rights. We
created Proton Mai
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The number of data requests the US government sent to Google has increased 510%
since 2010. US government requests to Facebook have also increased 364% since
the beginning of 2013. The databases of private companies are increasingly being
used to mon
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Nearly all public health experts say we will have to employ testing and tracing
on a massive scale to combat the spread of COVID-19. This has led a number of
countries and tech companies to develop coronavirus contact tracing apps for
smartphones. Th
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Working from home is one of the many massive societal changes that COVID-19 has
forced upon the world. Millions of people are now handling sensitive work data
outside their office for the first time. It can be hard enough to keep data
secure in the o
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Zoom has seen a flood of new users as the COVID-19 outbreak forces more and more
employees to transition to working from home. Zoom’s big selling point is its
near-frictionless video calls.
However, new users should be aware of the company’s privacy
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During this American presidential election campaign season, politicians have
scored points calling out tech companies for abusing the personal data of their
users. Yet many political campaigns are engaged in very similar practices.
Political campai
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Cryptojacking made headlines back in 2017 when hackers hit a series of high
profile websites (including several operated by the UK and Australian
governments).
Whenever somebody visited an infected site, the hackers were able to hijack the
visitor’s
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The Internet of Things has come a long way since the turn of the century when it
was a buzzword used by futurists and entrepreneurs. Although not yet as
ubiquitous as some predicted a decade ago, Internet-connected devices have crept
into many aspect
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Proton Mail is a free, encrypted email service that protects your messages from
hackers, government surveillance, and data breaches. Not even Proton Mail can
access your emails.
Download the Proton Mail guide for journalists
“Unencrypted journalist
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