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Photo: Victoria Song / Gizmodo Among a minefield of ads and trackers, browsers have added a number of security and privacy features in recent years. Brave is the latest, announcing today that it is partnering with Guardian to launch a new version of its iOS browser, Brave Firewall + VPN. …
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With cloud storage Now so tightly integrated into mobile and desktop operating systems, we are all syncing more data to and from the cloud than ever before: our photos, videos, documents, passwords, music, and more. Of course, there are many benefits to having access to all your data anywhere and …
Read More »Instagram fixes a bug that silently accesses the camera of the iOS device
Photo: Denis Charlet (fake pictures) Apple IOS 14 beta It has proven surprisingly helpful in discovering which apps are snooping on your phone’s data. Betrayed LinkedIn, Redditand Tik Tok for secretly copying clipboard content earlier this month, and now Instagram is in hot water after multiple users reported that their …
Read More »Should you be concerned about Instacart data leakage?
Photo: Tada Images (Shutterstock) If you are an Instacart buyer, hackers may be selling your data online. According to a recent Buzzfeed report, 278,531 Instacart accounts are for sale in at least two hacker communities for just $ 2 per pop. Each account includes full names, the last four digits …
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