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How to Tell if Your Phone Is Being Tracked

Let’s get this out of the way quickly. Yes, you are being tracked, and your smartphone does listen to you. Google and Facebook, along with advertisers and ISPs, all constantly spy on your phone’s activity. This isn’t just happening to…

Five of the biggest hacks in 2017

Hacking used to be restricted to sci-fi stories, or those told by early computer nerds who reckoned they had ‘hacked’ the FBI, or their local library. The threat level was a lot lower back when the internet was taking its…

Steps to Take to Remain Safe From Hackers

Security is the buzzword on everyone’s lips at the moment. Whether it’s talk about the infamous (or famous, depending on your political slant and point of view) Edward Snowden, the Ashley Madison leaks ,or the massive ransomware attack that crippled…