Use Google’s new panel in security settings to keep your account safe
The settings aren’t new, but the wizard-like presentation is a new addition. It walks you through five important security settings for your Google account. …
5 million Gmail passwords leaked: Check if yours was among them
A list of 5 million Gmail addresses and passwords appeared on a Russian Bitcoin forum Wednesday. It is still unclear how anyone obtained the …
U.S. threatened massive fine to force Yahoo to release data
The U.S. government threatened to fine Yahoo $250,000 a day in 2008 if it failed to comply with a broad demand to hand over …
Net Neutrality
On Jan. 14, 2014, the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C., struck down the Federal Communications Commission’s Open Internet Order. And on May …
From reddit to Pornhub, Websites Slow Down for Net Neutrality on September 10
You know the net neutrality conversation is breaking new ground when even the porn sites are weighing in. And that’s just what we’re seeing: …
Reddit, Kickstarter, and others plan net neutrality ‘day of action’ on September 10th
As the FCC prepares to close public comments on its net neutrality proposal, major internet companies are organizing a protest to raise awareness. Reddit, …
Net neutrality opponents are taking a page out of their rivals’ grassroots playbook
If there’s one thing the Internet is good at, it’s galvanizing Web users to action with a good David-and-Goliath story. For months, advocates of …
Which VPN Services Take Your Anonymity Seriously? 2014 Edition
Millions of people use a VPN service to protect their privacy, but not all VPNs are as anonymous as one might hope. In fact, …
Review: Is Your VPN Service Really Anonymous?
More than a year ago TorrentFreak took a look at a selection of the web’s VPN services to see which ones really take privacy …
Porn not loading for hours? Blame ‘Internet Slowdown’ protest
Pornography tends towards the ‘harder, faster’ side of things. But porn-watchers could be in for slower, buffered videos next Friday as some of the …
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