Online privacy

Identity theft is the fastest-growing cyber crime nowadays. This heinous criminal act involves an individual or a group making an unauthorised use of your personal and sensitive information, such as: name, passwords, credit card numbers, social security number as well as personal details; to either steal from you or commit a crime (usually fraud) in your name. In order to protect yourself and avoid identity theft online, you need to understand the risks and symptoms of an...

Mozilla decides to restrict its new Firefox update and features to HTTPS-encrypted sites. Is this a good move or a little too soon? Even though Mozilla's popularity has declined in the past few years, mainly due to the company's snail's pace to adapt to new tech, "for example, Mozilla promptly implemented WebRTC, however, it remained cumbersome to use for a very long time, requiring developers to set up a fake audio or video stream in order to even initiate a DataChanne...

Google has launched a new tool called "Google Password Alert" to protect its users from phishing. Phishing is a cyber crime and a type of internet fraud which involves an individual or a group posing as an authentic organization to steal your personal and sensitive information, such as: passwords, credit card numbers or social security numbers. If you are under a phishing attack, you might receive an email from a fraudster pretending to be Google, for example, requesting...

Internet censorship in China is one of the most notorious, strict and advanced in the world. Not only does the Chinese government block popular websites, social networks and services, but also extensively monitors internet activity of its individuals. Chinese internet users are dictated what foreign websites they can access and what to be said or written on the web, especially on Chinese-owned websites. How does China censor the Internet? The Chinese government control...

All Screen, All The Time! Have you noticed that you are practically on the internet 24/7, unless you're sleeping? Whether you're using your PC, laptop, smartphone or tablet, we're unconsciously glued to our screens for hours doing lots of different things, like: studying, working, binge-watching, shopping, social networking, playing games, etc. The internet has completely taken over our lives resulting in a staggering increase in the number of internet-connected devices...

Why would you want to shop online anonymously? Online shopping has become mainstream over the past 5 years. Consumers all over the globe have started to trust online retailers and internet payment services (e.g: Paypal or OneCard) more than ever. However, the number of cyber threats targeting online shoppers has been equally on the rise. As a result, many users have turned to stealth methods of shopping over the internet in order to secure their sensitive information and...

The demand for VPN services has wildly increased with all the hype over internet privacy and the exponential growth of geo-restrictions, internet surveillance and "data retention" laws. Accordingly, a roaring sea of VPN services in the market today with so many options makes it very difficult for privacy-minded consumers to choose the best VPN service that comes with good options and won't also hurt their wallets. It's extremely important to understand what exactly you nee...

  Internet steals our souls. Getting stuck anywhere without an internet connection is probably the most painful form of torture nowadays. Until a few years ago, internet was a fixture in the average household, but today it is everywhere! Everything now runs off the internet pipeline. It has become our non-real, real world. Public wifi hotspots have become increasingly popular, more common and practically a routine to us wherever we go. They are a blessing to trav...

Online shopping in China has grown by leaps and bounds since its birth in 1999. Popular Chinese shopping websites such as: Alibaba and Taobao have taken over 59% market share in 2005. For instance, "Taobao offered free listings to sellers while introducing innovative consumer features, such as: an instant messaging tool and escrow based payment tool to the consumers." Nowadays, with the help of advanced technologies, the "rise of e-commerce activities, as online sales ...

What's Arrow and why is it so popular? Have you accidentally heard about this show and looking for cheap ways to watch Arrow outside USA? Here's a brief synopsis on what you have been missing for the past 3 years. Arrow is a popular superhero TV series broadcast by CW Network since October 2012. The story revolves around Oliver Queen, a playboy billionaire who one day accompanies his father to one of their parties on his yacht when their yacht's hit by a violent st...