Collaborate Disseminate
As someone who has survived two very different dictatorships, hearing Americans and Europeans debate free speech always feels a little quaint. They argue about subtleties of law and meaning that are irrelevant to the half of the world’s population stil… Continue reading The Free Speech Triangle | Avast
Seemingly overnight, a new social network — Clubhouse — is popping up everywhere. On January 31, Elon Musk tweeted that he would be on Clubhouse. On February 10, The New York Times reported that Facebook is already looking to build a Clubhouse compet… Continue reading Clubhouse Security and Privacy | Avast
The time of the year that we know and love has rolled around again — it’s tax season. In addition to the headaches that come along with filing one’s taxes, there are a number of security risks that some taxpayers might not be aware of.
The post File T… Continue reading File Taxes Safely And Securely | Avast
There’s an old joke that “On the internet, nobody knows you’re a dog.” It’s originally from a 1993 cartoon in The New Yorker and while the internet looks a lot different from how it looked back then, it’s just as relevant in 2021: With a couple of tric… Continue reading Internet Research In Online Dating | Avast
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators introduced the Safe Connections Act last week, a bill that, if passed into law, would help victims of domestic abuse by giving them a free and covert way of extricating themselves from shared phone plans and moving o… Continue reading Safe Connections Act Aims to Help Domestic Abuse Victims | Avast
Upon the emergence of the Covid-19 pandemic, online dating suddenly became the only “safe” way to date. But, unfortunately, it turns out it might not be as safe as we thought it was — at least when it comes to privacy and security for our personal data… Continue reading Vulnerable Dating Apps and Connected Toys | Avast
Kari thought she knew firsthand how difficult a cross-country move could be. An East Coast native, she’d packed up her life and moved to San Francisco for work in 2018. But while that relocation was stressful, it wasn’t until she decided to move back e… Continue reading SEO Moving Scams | Avast
In mid-January, Amazon, Apple and Google ended their commercial relationships with the social media app “Parler”, citing inadequate moderation policies. Over the course of two days, Parler was removed from the App Store, the Google Play Store and Amazo… Continue reading Parler And Deplatformed Apps | Avast
This year for Safer Internet Day, we’re taking a look at child tracking software. Technology has made it easier than ever for parents to know where their kids are, 24/7. And there are plenty of options, from covert software that the kid doesn’t know ab… Continue reading Child Tracking Software | Avast
For businesses needing secure access to their privately hosted applications, remote access VPNs have been the traditional solution – but they are slow, not user friendly, and most importantly, present security gaps. That’s where zero trust network acce… Continue reading Zero Trust Network Access Vs Corporate VPN | Avast