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Google now has all the data it needs, will stop scanning Gmail inboxes for ad personalization

As much as I’d like to believe that Google is doing this out of the goodness of its heart, chances are the only reason the company would make any changes to its…

Here’s how much your personal data is worth to hackers

Kids are 35 times more likely to get their identity stolen and hackers make roughly 40$ per hour selling anything from your Netflix and Spotify passwords to your credit card details and health records….

The optimistic business developer’s guide to the GDPR

On May 25, 2018, the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will go into effect. In its own words, its goal is “to protect and empower all EU citizens’ data privacy and to reshape the way organizations across the…

The apps to use if you want to keep your messages private

Which app is right for you? Read additional details on some of the more popular apps to help you decide.

It covers Hangouts, Messenger, Telegram, iMessage, Signal, WhatsApp, Confide and yes… regular SMS.

Your privacy online is the same as it was yesterday.

The truth is we’re no worse off than we were … yesterday.

I don’t love the reporting suggesting that we’ve lost some sort of key consumer protection, but I do love that it is making people realize we never really…

Why Apple beats Amazone and Google on privacy when using their speakers

Amazone Echo is hard coded to your identity and creditcard, Google similarly although you could still use fake identities but both record your environment and keep your data unless you specifically state…