Contents: What is Search Encrypt? What is a Private Search Engine? 5 Ways Search Encrypt Protects You How Does Search Encrypt Work Internet Search Engine Search Encrypt Browser Extension Why You Should Use A Private Search Engine Data Profiles Get Used Against You Which Private Search Engines are The Best? Private Search Engine Browser Extensions…
October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM). The National Cyber Security Alliance and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security launched NCSAM in 2004 in an effort to give Americans the resources they need to stay safer on the internet. Popular Topics in Cybersecurity for 2018 The National Cyber Security Alliance is addressing some of the…
Search neutrality is the idea that a search engine does not limit or influence a person’s ability to access information on the internet. The search engine market is very one sided with just a couple companies controlling the entire market. “Search neutrality is a principle that search engines should have no editorial policies other than that their results be comprehensive, impartial and…
Michael Veale, a privacy researcher at University College London, sparked an investigation into Twitter and how it tracks users when they click on its shortened (t.co) links. When Veale requested all the information Twitter has stored about him, Twitter did not include the information it gathered from it’s t.co URL-shortening system. Under GDPR, EU citizens,…
Our search engine has changed a lot in the past year. We’ve made more improvements recently that will help you find exactly what you’re looking for online. Look for more changes coming in the future to improve our search engine’s privacy and usability. Our latest change is to our video feed. Let us know what…
Facebook is getting battered for recent news involving Cambridge Analytica’s use of Facebook user data. The company’s stock price (FB) fell around 11-percent as a result, in which the company lost more value than Tesla’s entire market cap! The privacy concerns that have existed on the fringes of the internet forever, finally made their way…
Google revealed earlier this week that it’s launching an updated Gmail design. The new Gmail will offer new features like “Snooze” and “Smart Reply”. Also included is a newly added “Confidential Mode”. With Confidential Mode, users can control if the message can be forwarded, copied, downloaded or printed. Engadget reported that Gmail’s restrictions will “probably…
Your web searches seem private…until they aren’t. If someone needs to borrow your computer, even if it’s just to send an email, you could find yourself in an uncomfortable situation. If you are shopping for a gift, or planning a surprise for a friend, the secret could be ruined if your past searches show up…
Facebook released a statement today about another data breach. According to the statement, Facebook’s engineering team found the latest issue on September 25. The issue is said to have affected around 50 million accounts, and Facebook has taken action on another 40 million accounts that could have also been affected. So, What Happened? This security issue…
Facebook may have just gotten itself into more trouble about how it collects and uses people’s data. Kashmir Hill, a senior reporter for Gizmodo, originally reported the issue. Hill ran a Facebook ad specifically targeting a single user, a computer science professor named Alan Mislove. The purpose of the ad was to see if she…
Apple is looked to as one of the good guys in the fight for privacy. Many of the other big tech companies have business models that rely on tracking as much data as possible from as many of their users as possible. This is mainly because Apple is a hardware company first. The company also…
According to a UK research study, 79% of adult internet users “have concerns about aspects of going online.” Ofcom Survey Finds People Nervous About Going Online Ofcom, a regulator for communication services in the UK, conducted a study 1686 internet users over 16 years old. The survey addressed attitudes towards online harm across a range…