Burn Note is an interesting way to communicate with friends online, especially if you love your privacy as much as we do. Burn Note is a website that allows users to write notes, generate a private link, which you can send to your recipient. The recipient can then use the link to read the note, [...]
You may think you are browsing a simple shopping website or social network, but the truth is that we all have no idea how many advertisers, networks or profiling companies are tracking us every second. On the surface, they are just collecting data about our browsing habits, but why should they without our permission? DoNotTrackPlus [...]
Security is a feature usually built in each software. However, users often have to give up software that is pretty useful otherwise but don’t provide adequate security and privacy features. OTRProxy solves this problem by letting you make your IM tool secure. Once installed and configured, all your messages communicated through your IM client pass [...]
Security is a big deal today. It seems like everyday when you turn on the news, you hear about a team of hackers breaking into some system, or someone’s identity getting stolen. It’s scary, but one thing you can do to help protect yourself is use strong passwords. The stronger your password is, the harder [...]
Your web browser transmits various types of information to other websites online. By using this information together, a site can create “browser fingerprints” that are unique, identifiable, and a violation of your privacy. To test which information your web browser transmits, you can use a web service called Internet Anonymity Test. Internet Anonymity Test is [...]
6Scan is a newly launched website protection service that aims to help webmasters thwart attacks and hacks that can compromise their sites. They take pre-emptive action, fixing known vulnerabilities and constantly checking for weak points. The tool is currently in alpha and free till Jan 24th, 2012 and after that it will cost $10 per [...]
It’s amazing how much of our personal information is available on the Internet. We put so much out on social networks, but we never really think about who can get access to it. Some places that can find you are places you may not want to be found. That is where Unlistmy.info comes in. They [...]
Using password generators is the best way to come with a random and complex password. Although there are numerous such generators available online, they often create passwords that are too difficult to memorize since they simply cannot be pronounced. One generator that provides you with the pronouncing option is PassCreator. PassCreator is a free to [...]
The best antivirus software available currently might provide you with good protection from malware but it will also greatly slow down your work and your computer’s performance by asking you for prompts every now and then. Here to offer you a thorough defense against viruses while keeping system performance fast is Antivirus 2012 Plus from [...]
Your browser includes your browsing history, logged in websites, and numerous other things that you would not want others using your computer to access. An easy solution to this would be to password-protect your web browser. A tool that helps you do this is Simple Startup Password. Simple Startup Password is a free to use [...]