Good news for security and encryption awareness. Google Chrome will start marking websites that don’t use the HTTPS protocol as “Not Secure”. Other browsers like Firefox or SnowHaze have introduced this during the past year to emphasize encryption for data transfer. Websites using the insecure transmission protocol HTTP are or will be flagged with icons […]
Whoever has been following us for a while, knows that we are suspicious of the dubious and shady business practices in the VPN industry. Just recently, we were proven right in our concerns, when a whistleblower revealed that IPVanish, claiming to be a “no-log” provider actually did log user activity. Furthermore, published court records show […]
On Thursday the 14th of June, the World Cup in Russia is starting with the first game: Russia against Saudi Arabia. Fans from all over the world are traveling to Russia to support their teams. Avoid scoring a cybersecurity “own goal” and be cautious. Especially if you are coming from the U.S. or EU, as […]
WWDC2018 announced a few upcoming security features. Apple emphasized their commitment to increase user’s privacy and aims for stronger fingerprinting protection on their devices. This consists of blocking more (but not all) tracking cookies and limited sharing of your hardware information to restrict fingerprinting possibilities. This will greatly reduce the amount of information advertisers can […]
In iOS 11 Apple has added new privacy features to its default browser Safari. Most iOS users use Safari as their everyday browser. In these article I’m going to explain what changes with the new Safari features and if your privacy protection is improved. Apple’s iOS Safari is infamous for its lack of privacy […]