Mastodon: different social network, additional risks

Learn about the additional risks you can face when using Mastodon, a social network with important differences to traditional ones.
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Mastodon: new beast to challenge Big Social, or another white elephant?

Another big social network – this time, Twitter – has another new challenger, with some interesting features. But the history of the web is littered with the corpses of failed social media challengers Continue reading Mastodon: new beast to challenge Big Social, or another white elephant?

Keep Calm and Revoke Access

For the last 24 hours, the Twitter landscape has seen several official accounts hacked. The same Tweet was posted thousand times. It was about the political conflict between Turkey and Holland: Many other accounts were affected (like the one of the EU Commission). Usually, Twitter accounts are hijacked simply due

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Selfie safety: keeping your security picture perfect

Selfies! Everybody likes the odd selfie, but are you keeping good security practices in mind when setting up the shot? There are dangers both online and off. We take a look at the latest possible security issue stemming from a quick snap, along with so… Continue reading Selfie safety: keeping your security picture perfect