Here is what “this site has been blocked from using motion sensors”, and what are the motion sensors, in Brave and Chrome browsers.

As the threat of cyberattacks keeps on increasing, individuals and organizations need to take the necessary steps to protect their data. One of the tried and tested ways of deterring data breaches is using multi-factor authentication, commonly known as MFA. The primary reason MFA is hailed as an effective method…

The National Security Agency (NSA) is recommending that people who are concerned about privacy turn off Wi-Fi, Find-My-Phone, and Bluetooth whenever they do not need to use those services. Yes, this is the same NSA about whom we have written in the past, including for being spanked by the court…

Wondering how to turn on and use reader view in the Brave browser? It’s actually easy to get reader mode in Brave, here’s how.

You are in the middle of a video conference at home when suddenly, your playful toddler decides to join the party, grinning from ear to ear and cooing happily. In some instances, it is your furry buddies jumping on your lap and barking or meowing to attract your attention. And…

By now you know that your online activities are an open secret and can be tracked by various parties. While some users resort to deploying VPNs, others activate the incognito or private mode when browsing to keep their online activities away from prying eyes. So, how private is the incognito…

Google’s Gmail has been hailed as one of the best free email services around the world. Gmail has great security features, including 2-step authentication that provides industry-standard protection against hackers. In addition, it has robust spam filters, which will send all your bad incoming mail to the spam folder.

Tongues have been wagging and the Internet has been ablaze with rants, conspiracy theories, and twists seeking to explain the mystery of an entry in the Settings folder of smartphones reading “COVID-19 exposure notifications.” Most of the people ranting and spinning conspiracy theories claim that Google or Apple stealthily uploaded…

If you are wondering “What does Do Not Sell My Personal Information mean?” after seeing it all over the Internet on links and pages, here’s what it’s about.

The U.S. government is talking with Google, Facebook, and others about getting your location data to help track and fight the spread of the coronavirus.

The Equifax data breach in 2017 was one of the largest in history at the time to compromise private data. Surprisingly, the Atlanta-based credit agency did not detect the breach for six weeks. Equifax’s breach leaked out personal information which in some instances included driver’s license and Social Security numbers,…

Microsoft has teamed up with, among others, vaccine alliance Gavi to create and force a universal digital identification on everyone, “from birth to death”.

Upset over losing the ability to buy, sell, and exploit your personal information, organizations representing hundreds of ISPs, telcos, and others are suing the state of Maine over their privacy law. Here’s who is involved, and a list of all of their members.

People Data Lab (PDL), a data “enrichment” company, boasts that they have data on 1.5 billion people, almost certainly including you. That data, stored on an Elasticsearch server, was all breached in November.

Federal lawmakers have introduced HR 4978, the Online Privacy Act (OPA), which is intended to bring the U.S. in line with the rest of the Internet-connected world. It would also establish the Federal Digital Privacy Agency (DPA).