You might know DuckDuckGo as the ultimate private search engine. While that’s reasonably true, it’s still important to understand what gives DuckDuckGo its “Privacy, simplified” motto. Unlike many other search engines (ahem, Google), DuckDuckGo doesn’t care about your personal information, which sounds like every web surfer’s fantasy. So, how exactly does it put a stop […]
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If you want to track a person down, the web is awash with potential resources. You can find anyone online with the help of search engines, social networks, and public records among other tools. Whether it’s a lost friend, a rogue landlord, or an old teacher, you should be able to locate them with a […]
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Ever noticed just how many apps and services give you a way to save your favorite pieces of incoming data? You can “star” or “like” links, videos, articles, tweets, photos — pretty much any content online. The problem here is that you end up starring almost everything you come across, which defeats the purpose of […]
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The Internet can be a tricky place to navigate. Each social network has an incentive to make you post as much information as possible, websites like to gobble up your email address for marketing, and even innocuous posts on forums can give away more than you meant them to. The savvy Social Engineer can use […]
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Oh no, something seems to be going wrong with your computer! On Windows, you bring up the task manager using Ctrl + Alt + Delete to confirm your suspicions. Then you use close whichever program is running amok. But now you’re using Linux, and that keyboard shortcut isn’t doing what you expected. Things are different in […]
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Identity theft is serious business. According to the Bureau of Justice, identity theft cost victims over $ 24 billion in 2012, more than household burglary, motor theft, and property theft combined. It can have long-lasting and significant consequence for victims, and by all reports, it’s a really horrible experience. We tell you regularly to make […]
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