Latest in Security/ Privacy

  • MyPermissions: Easily Clean Up Your Social Media Permissions

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    It’s crazy when you think about how many applications can get access to the private information on our Facebook and Twitter accounts. So many times I click “Grant Permission” without actually thinking about what that means. I’m sure many of you do the same, and now it is time to fix the situation. With MyPermissions [...]


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  • Visual Hashing: Color Cues To Prevent Misspelled Passwords

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    Having to type out your password is a typical roadblock when browsing the web, and it becomes doubly annoying when we end up mistyping our passwords. If you have a long password, then the chances are you will get your passwords wrong a lot. Visual Hashing is a free extension for Firefox/Chrome that provides visual [...]


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  • Sheepish: See Who’s Tracking What On Your Browser [Chrome]

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    You probably know that when you visit a website, be it any kind of site, usually some tracking cookies and other script based trackers automatically get placed in your browser. Sheepish is a site that intends to reveal which sites are doing this and also lets you block them if you want to. It’s an [...]


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  • OneTimeSecret: Share Sensitive Info Via Encrypted Links

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    You probably know that the information you share over email or instant messages isn’t impregnable, meaning it can be viewed by individuals or agencies with malicious intent. So how do you go about sharing really confidential info over the web? There are a few ways to do that but if you need a quick solution, [...]


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  • Safebox: Encrypt Files That Are Uploaded To Your Dropbox Account

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    While file storage sites such as Dropbox provide a wonderful convenience, you have to be cautious while uploading sensitive files to such services. Although these sites take strict security measures, your file still has a chance of being accessed by somebody other than yourself. To ensure that files are only viewable to you or people [...]


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