We are all getting these scam email that wants you to inherit 15 million dollars or inform that your bank account has been hacked. It’s not hard to tell that this is junk, but when the messages look more professional, it suddenly becomes harder to spot fake emails. Unfortunately, still, a lot of people fall […]
Encryption sounds powerful and somehow mystical. Encryption is the almighty solution when it comes to protecting your digital data. At the same time, many use it without fully understanding it. But who cares as long as it works. Is encryption always the solution? How can I encrypt different kinds of data? And what if I […]
We get a lot of questions from users and here we answer some of them that might be relevant for a broader audience. We really appreciate the interest in privacy of our users and are always open for suggestions and feedback. I have a subscription on my iPhone, can I use the same subscription […]
We have looked at the requirements that major online services have for your passwords. We all know that websites ask us to create strong password and want a minimal length, uppercase and lowercase letters, etc. However, not all really have the same notion of security. Spotify only requires 2 characters for a password. So you […]
SnowHaze Newsletter Hi, This year slowly comes to an end. We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your support and to look back at a very moving year. Without your continuous interest and support, SnowHaze would have never made it that far. The entire SnowHaze team wants to thank you very […]
Often users ask me how I use my browser and how I handle the balance between privacy and usability. Let me describe the entire process from starting up my computer to the first search result. Here, I must admit that between privacy and usability I am very far away from the usability part. You will […]
This article about enhanced privacy and security in Firefox was initially written back in April 2017. Now in October 2018, we gave it a new look and updated the list of add-ons to keep this post up to date. My last article was about using add-ons for improving your privacy and security in Firefox. You […]
You’ve probably never heard of link shimming but have seen it many times. Links posted on sites like Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn, appear as l.facebook.com, t.co or lnkd.in. Let’s look at it with Facebook link shims as an example. What is link shimming? Links that you share on Facebook get internally translated into another URL. […]
This article about enhanced privacy and security in Firefox was initially written back in April 2017. Now in October 2018, we gave it a new look and updated the list of add-ons to keep this post up to date. Firefox is an open source browser developed by the Mozilla Foundation. It’s a very popular browser […]
There was clearly no need for another VPN provider when we launched SnowHaze VPN back in 2017. Why did we do it then? At first, we just wanted to partner with a VPN provider to offer an all in one solution for your online privacy. However, while there is a staggering number of VPN providers […]