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What is data anonymization? Benefits, methods, and best practices
Companies regularly collect data on their customers, which they can use for various purposes, including selling to other organizations. However, to comply with data privacy regulations, they may nee...
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What is bossware? Your guide to employee monitoring tools
In today’s remote and hybrid work environments, many employers are turning to “bossware”—a growing class of employee monitoring tools designed to track productivity, activity, and even behavio...
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How to get free Wi-Fi anywhere (legally and safely) | 7 easy ways
Your battery’s full, your coffee’s hot—and your phone has no signal. You need Wi-Fi, and you need it now. Whether you’re traveling, stuck at the airport, or just dodging a data cap, this guid...
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What is doxxing, and how can you stay safe online?
Imagine waking up one day to find your real name, home address, phone number—maybe even where you work—blasted all over the internet for anyone to see. It’s not just embarrassing; it’s dangero...
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What to do if you’ve been hacked on social media
Your profile pic is now a crypto monkey. Your bio says you’re giving away free iPhones. Your mom just called to ask if you really made $10K from dropshipping. Bad news: you’ve been hacked. Good ne...
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Are dating apps safe? Protect your privacy and stay secure
Dating apps have exploded in popularity since their creation in the early 1990s. Millions of people use them as a solution to finding love in a world where the average person is becoming increasingly ...
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What is a zip bomb, and how can it harm your system?
Zip bombs may look like tiny, harmless files, but they pose a real threat. Imagine receiving a zip file in an email—just a few kilobytes in size—that looks perfectly harmless. Then, when you open ...
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PPTP VPN (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol): What it is and how it works
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) is one of the oldest VPN protocols still in use today. However, compared to more modern alternatives, like OpenVPN, WireGuard, and ExpressVPN’s proprietary L...
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Types of internet connections explained
Some people think “Wi-Fi” is the internet—but that’s a common mix-up. Wi-Fi is just the way your devices connect to a local network—like the one you have at home. The actual internet connect...
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What is my DNS? How to check and find your DNS server
When you want to access a website or online platform, you type the address into your internet browser, like “www.example.com.” But have you ever wondered how your computer is able to access that s...