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Here’s how to stop your ISP from spying on you
One change in browsers like Firefox or Chrome makes it much harder for your internet service provider, or anyone else, to see where you go online. (Fast Company)
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How to Opt Out of Data-Broker and People-Finder Services
Even if you’ve never gone online, plenty of your personal information is out there in public sources such as property records, court filings, voter registrations, and birth, marriage and death records. (Tom’s Guide)
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Stop giving companies your phone number. Do this instead
Facebook and Twitter admit that marketers accessed the phone numbers people gave them for security verification. Here’s how to protect yourself without handing over your digits. (Fast Company)
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WeWork’s laughably weak Wi-Fi password is downright dangerous
The We Company sees itself as a world-changing tech platform. But it’s used the same weak password and dated Wi-Fi for years, putting members at risk. (Fast Company)
Posted in Fast Company, privacy, Scoop-Enterprise
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I tried and failed to quit Facebook. Here’s what I did instead
Despite Facebook’s annoyances and privacy violations, abandoning the largest community in human history may have more downsides than benefits. (Fast Company)
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These 11 Facebook privacy tweaks put you back in control
Quitting Facebook is hard. But using it without handing over too much data is easier than you think. (Fast Company)
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This startup provides health insurance against online harassment
Leigh Honeywell and Logan Dean have raised a million dollars for a new business, Tall Poppy, that helps companies protect employees against trolls and hackers. (Fast Company)
Posted in Fast Company, Labor, privacy, Scoop-Enterprise
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This incredibly simple privacy app helps protect your phone from snoops with one click
Forgoing the default DNS server that your ISP provides and using an alternate one like Cloudflare’s (or others) makes it a lot harder for your ISP to log all the sites you go to. (Read on Fast Company)
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Big Brother is being increasingly outsourced to Silicon Valley, says report
Immigrant and privacy activists are detailing the involvement of big tech–especially Amazon–with the military, ICE, and local law enforcement. (Fast Company)
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This new tech makes it harder for ISPs to spy on you
Web companies and browser makers are rolling out encryption that can obscure the identity of many–though not yet all–of the websites you visit. (Read more on Fast Company.)
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