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July 8, 2019 by IP Location

Google Maps Timeline - Is it a privacy concern?

Google Maps Timeline

Most smartphone users may not know this, but Google has been tracking your locations and routes you took to go place to place. Unless you have intentionally turned off the location history settings, Google has been keeping track of your locations from the moment you own your smartphone. It may be mind-boggling for some users, but Google advertises it as a fr...

June 17, 2019 by IP Location

Are Free VPNs Worth Considering?

Is Free VPN Worth it?

A virtual private network (VPN) is a network technology used to extend two or more private networks over a public network (i.e. Internet). It accomplishes this by creating a secure connection between two endpoints where all of the data shared between these two are encrypted. This disallows a third-party from tampering with the data trespassing through the pu...

June 17, 2019 by IP Location

What is Spyware?

Spyware

Spyware is a type of malware which monitors a person's system and steal user's sensitive information. While monitoring the system, the software will amass a plethora of information about the system and its users and then send them to another system with or without the users' consent. Because of this, it is typically used by nefarious actors to steal a person...

June 6, 2019 by IP Location

What is Incognito Mode in a Browser?

Incognito Mode in a browser

Incognito mode, or sometimes called private mode by various browsers, is basically a means to provide some level of anonymity for users while browsing the Internet. These browsers such as Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Safari accomplish this by making sure all of the information that you are viewing and entering onto the website is not stored on your ma...

June 6, 2019 by IP Location

How to Browse Anonymously?

Browse Anonymously

Today, the Internet is a very dominant tool used by countless people to gather information, communicate, and use for entertainment purpose. What some people may not realize is that while using the internet, it catalogs a plethora of information on their actions making quite a lengthy and scarily accurate digital trail of their time on the internet. This info...

June 5, 2019 by IP Location

What is Vishing?

Voice Phishing

To first understand what is vishing, we must first have an understanding of >a href="/phishing">phishing. At its core, phishing is a nefarious method to trick a person through some means of deceit. This can be achieved through either making the victim download malicious software or through tricking them with social engineering tactics.

June 4, 2019 by IP Location

What is Antivirus Software?

AntiVirus Software

To understand what anti-virus software is, we must first have an understanding of what a computer virus is and how they threaten our privacy. The main goal of antivirus software is to counter virus programs. At the core, a virus is nothing more than a program which continuously duplicates itself on a person's system. These programs typically either allow an...

May 31, 2019 by IP Location

How to Stay Safe from Online Scams?

Avoid Online Scams

The Internet is the common place where scammers are seeking innocent users. Scammers are using every tactic to trick users into obtaining personal info and asking them for money. They employ a series of different tricks to mislead people through social engineering or even fool them into a false sense of security. Learn how you can identify and prevent onlin...

May 31, 2019 by IP Location

How to Protect Your Privacy Online?

Online Privacy

The Internet is one of the great tools within the modern world; enabling users everywhere globally to communicate with each other with minimal barriers. On top of this, as time went on, it became a great tool for almost every use imaginable: businesses can be run from online solely, information can be shared easily, games and entertainment can become availab...

March 11, 2018 by IP Location

How to prevent online tracking?

Prevent Online Tracking

Have you ever used a website that requires login information? Or been online shopping and realized that advertisements are suspiciously familiar with what you’ve been browsing at? Have you saved your financial information on your browser when making a purchase online? Online tracking allows you to save these details, enjoy (or despise) targeted advertising,...