Five eMarketer Takes and Five Charts on Mary Meeker's “2019 Internet Trends Report” - eMarketer

Five eMarketer Takes and Five Charts on Mary Meeker's “2019 Internet Trends Report” - eMarketer


Five eMarketer Takes and Five Charts on Mary Meeker's “2019 Internet Trends Report” - eMarketer

Posted: 21 Jun 2019 06:55 PM PDT

Five eMarketer Takes and Five Charts on Mary Meeker's "2019 Internet Trends Report"  eMarketer

Mary Meeker, "queen of the internet" and venture capitalist at Bond Capital, released her highly anticipated annual "Internet Trends Report" and touched on ...

How Apple's New Find My Service Locates Missing Hardware That's Offline - TidBITS

Posted: 21 Jun 2019 03:30 PM PDT

How Apple's New Find My Service Locates Missing Hardware That's Offline  TidBITS

Apple's updated Find My *service* crowdsources the location of a missing device by letting other Apple equipment identify its unique Bluetooth signals and ...

Best VPNs for iPhone in the UK: Protect your data in 2019 - Mashable

Posted: 18 Jun 2019 07:08 AM PDT

Best VPNs for iPhone in the UK: Protect your data in 2019  Mashable

The best VPNs for your iPhone will protect your data without sacrificing speed.

Malware vs Virus: What's the Difference? - Security Boulevard

Posted: 21 Jun 2019 04:59 PM PDT

Malware vs Virus: What's the Difference?  Security Boulevard

There appears to be a general misunderstanding among internet users about the difference between malware and viruses. The two terms are often used ...

Be Careful Using Bots on Telegram - WIRED

Posted: 17 Jan 2019 12:00 AM PST

Be Careful Using Bots on Telegram  WIRED

Introducing a bot to a secure Telegram conversation downgrades the level of encryption—without providing any visual cues.

US government reportedly wants Facebook to break Messenger’s encryption over MS-13 case - The Verge

Posted: 17 Aug 2018 12:00 AM PDT

US government reportedly wants Facebook to break Messenger's encryption over MS-13 case  The Verge

The US Department of Justice is reportedly trying to have Facebook break the end-to-end encryption of its popular Messenger chat app so that the government ...

How does WhatsApp end-to-end encryption work - Business Today

Posted: 08 Jan 2019 12:00 AM PST

How does WhatsApp end-to-end encryption work  Business Today

The term 'end-to-end encryption' (E2EE) has entered the common lexical use and is no more restricted to the geeks, thanks to WhatsApp which popularised it ...

Can You Keep Google Out of Your Gmail? - PCMag

Posted: 08 May 2019 12:00 AM PDT

Can You Keep Google Out of Your Gmail?  PCMag

Gmail is a great *service*, but not everyone is comfortable giving Google access to their email. Security expert Max Eddy explains what steps will (and won't) help ...

Email Security: A Guide to Keeping Your Inbox Safe in 2019 - Cloudwards

Posted: 02 Nov 2018 12:00 AM PDT

Email Security: A Guide to Keeping Your Inbox Safe in 2019  Cloudwards

As a trusted form of communication in which personal information is often shared, email is a prime target for attackers and interceptors. Banks, social media sites ...

What to Expect From the Telegram Open Network: A Developer’s Perspective - Cointelegraph

Posted: 21 Jun 2019 10:58 AM PDT

What to Expect From the Telegram Open Network: A Developer's Perspective  Cointelegraph

Recently, new materials surfaced about the lite client for the Telegram Open Network (TON) blockchain, powered by encrypted instant messaging *service* ...

New app can secure all your saved emails - EurekAlert

Posted: 26 Mar 2019 12:00 AM PDT

New app can secure all your saved emails  EurekAlert

Columbia Engineering researchers develop Easy Email Encryption, an app that encrypts all saved emails to prevent hacks and leaks, is easy to install and use, ...

Don't Shoot Messenger - EFF

Posted: 23 Aug 2018 12:00 AM PDT

Don't Shoot Messenger  EFF

Update (September 28, 2018): Reuters reports that the court has denied the government's request to force Facebook to assist with the wiretap.Late last week ...

Facebook recruited 187,000 users in banned research app including THOUSANDS of teens says report - Daily Mail

Posted: 13 Jun 2019 09:40 AM PDT

Facebook recruited 187,000 users in banned research app including THOUSANDS of teens says report  Daily Mail

A now-banned research program run by Facebook harvested potentially sensitive personal data of 187,000 people around the world, including thousands of US ...

WhatsApp: How to stay safe on social media - BBC News

Posted: 14 May 2019 12:00 AM PDT

WhatsApp: How to stay safe on social media  BBC News

The phrase "WhatsApp targeted attack" is something no WhatsApp user wants to see in a headline. Add in "hackers were able to remotely install surveillance ...

What Mark Zuckerberg's new vision could really mean for privacy and propaganda - Fast Company

Posted: 11 Mar 2019 12:00 AM PDT

What Mark Zuckerberg's new vision could really mean for privacy and propaganda  Fast Company

Some critics worry the new privacy push is also a way to dodge regulation and avoid moderating *content*: "The devil is in the details."

The 9 most important iPhone privacy and security settings - Fast Company

Posted: 30 Oct 2018 12:00 AM PDT

The 9 most important iPhone privacy and security settings  Fast Company

iOS 12 offers more tools than ever to defend yourself against hackers, nosy sites, and other intruders. Here's why they matter and how to benefit from them.

While you’re sleeping, your iPhone stays busy — snooping on you - The Mercury News

Posted: 28 May 2019 12:00 AM PDT

While you're sleeping, your iPhone stays busy — snooping on you  The Mercury News

By Geoffrey A. Fowler | The Washington Post. It's 3 a.m. Do you know what your iPhone is doing? Mine has been alarmingly busy. Even though the screen is off ...

Signal: we can't comply with Aussie encryption law even if we wanted to - CSO Australia

Posted: 18 Dec 2018 12:00 AM PST

Signal: we can't comply with Aussie encryption law even if we wanted to  CSO Australia

A developer from popular end-to-end encrypted messaging app Signal says it can't help law enforcement decrypt Signal messages under Australia's new ...

What is Telegram and why should I use it? - Android Authority

Posted: 26 Apr 2019 12:00 AM PDT

What is Telegram and why should I use it?  Android Authority

We look into the advantages and disadvantages of the Telegram Messenger app and offer our thoughts on why you should consider using it.

How Facebook has raced to build Libra - The Irish Times

Posted: 21 Jun 2019 10:22 PM PDT

How Facebook has raced to build Libra  The Irish Times

Libra is a digital coin backed by hard assets and supported by 27 other partners, including Visa, Mastercard, PayPal, Uber and Spotify.

You Can Finally Encrypt Slack Messages So Your Boss Can't Read Them - Motherboard

Posted: 03 May 2018 12:00 AM PDT

You Can Finally Encrypt Slack Messages So Your Boss Can't Read Them  Motherboard

'Shhlack' allows you to send end-to-end encrypted messages within the popular chat app.

7 digital privacy tools you need to be using now - Fast Company

Posted: 14 Dec 2018 12:00 AM PST

7 digital privacy tools you need to be using now  Fast Company

This was not a good year for our data. In fact, like the previous year, it saw some of the most egregious breaches of our data in history. By far the most infamous ...

Email security: Why encryption is your best defense - TechGenix

Posted: 03 Dec 2018 12:00 AM PST

Email security: Why encryption is your best defense  TechGenix

If you don't have robust email security on your systems, you will be hacked. Here are some ways to prevent becoming a victim.

How to stay as private as possible on Apple's iPad and iPhone - Computerworld

Posted: 08 Feb 2019 12:00 AM PST

How to stay as private as possible on Apple's iPad and iPhone  Computerworld

Apple believes in your right to privacy. Here is some advice on how to use the tools it has given you to protect your privacy on an iOS device.

What Is Cell Phone Encryption? Here’s What It Means and How It Works - Inverse

Posted: 23 Nov 2017 12:00 AM PST

What Is Cell Phone Encryption? Here's What It Means and How It Works  Inverse

Cell phone encryption is a complex area of smartphones, with Android and iPhone offering various ways to hide user data from hackers.

Slack Doesn’t Have End-to-End Encryption Because Your Boss Doesn’t Want It - Motherboard

Posted: 16 Oct 2018 12:00 AM PDT

Slack Doesn't Have End-to-End Encryption Because Your Boss Doesn't Want It  Motherboard

End-to-end encryption—where keys are stored on individual devices by users, meaning only the intended recipients can read message *content*—is continuing to ...

Talk To Strangers on Signal With a Public Phone Number - The Intercept

Posted: 28 Sep 2017 12:00 AM PDT

Talk To Strangers on Signal With a Public Phone Number  The Intercept

A step-by-step guide to protecting your private phone number while enjoying the security of encrypted texting app Signal.

Apple Shares New 'Inside Joke' Privacy-Focused Video Highlighting iMessage Encryption - MacRumors

Posted: 10 May 2019 12:00 AM PDT

Apple Shares New 'Inside Joke' Privacy-Focused Video Highlighting iMessage Encryption  MacRumors

Apple today shared a humorous new privacy-focused video on its YouTube channel, which is designed to highlight the end-to-end encryption feature in...

Most Secure Email Providers 2019: Send in Safety - Cloudwards

Posted: 22 Jan 2019 12:00 AM PST

Most Secure Email Providers 2019: Send in Safety  Cloudwards

Sending emails is a hazardous business, kind of like sending a message in a bottle through a sea of sharks. In this article, we show you the most secure email ...

Privacy Dilemmas of (In)Secure Messaging Apps - CPO Magazine

Posted: 17 Aug 2018 12:00 AM PDT

Privacy Dilemmas of (In)Secure Messaging Apps  CPO Magazine

Secure messaging apps can provide a great means of communicating securely and privately, but there's a privacy dilemma as law enforcement and national ...

French government releases in-house IM app to replace WhatsApp and Telegram use - ZDNet

Posted: 19 Apr 2019 12:00 AM PDT

French government releases in-house IM app to replace WhatsApp and Telegram use  ZDNet

French government open-sources in-house-made end-to-end encryption IM app named Tchap.

WhatsApp to push back against Indian crackdown on encryption - Financial Times

Posted: 17 Jan 2019 12:00 AM PST

WhatsApp to push back against Indian crackdown on encryption  Financial Times

Facebook-owned messaging app has more than 210m users in India, its largest market.

Facebook, Google, WhatsApp in the firing line as Australia reveals encryption laws - CNET

Posted: 14 Aug 2018 12:00 AM PDT

Facebook, Google, WhatsApp in the firing line as Australia reveals encryption laws  CNET

The Australian government is proposing new laws that would require international tech giants like Facebook, Google and Apple to provide access to encrypted ...

Our Thoughts on Facebook's WhatsApp + Messenger + Instagram Integration - Public Knowledge Tech News and Comment

Posted: 30 Jan 2019 12:00 AM PST

Our Thoughts on Facebook's WhatsApp + Messenger + Instagram Integration  Public Knowledge Tech News and Comment

Last week, the New York Times reported that Facebook has decided to integrate the back-end infrastructures of its three fully-owned messaging products: ...

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