Find your own private Internet with Freenet
Like BitTorrent with websites, Freenet lets you communicate and share data anonymously with other privacy-conscious folks around the world.
05/31/2013
Get your privacy ducks in a row with DuckDuckGo
If you haven't tried the excellent DuckDuckGo yet, now's the time to take this privacy-conscious search engine for a spin.
04/19/2013
Get ready for Facebook Graph Search
Facebook is rolling out a new people search engine. Here’s how it works and how you can prepare.
03/01/2013
Diaspora: An Antidote For Your Facebook Privacy Problems
If you’re concerned about the security of your personal data on Facebook, consider trying out an open-source alternative like Diaspora.
03/29/2011
Reliable Encryption for the Rest of Us
The useful free TrueCrypt download protects your private information with minimal fuss.
07/23/2010
Can You Really Trust Facebook?
The social network's privacy policy has come under scrutiny yet again. Is Facebook doing enough to guard your data?
06/19/2010
Poisoned PDFs? Here's Your Antidote
Embedded malware represents a new twist that makes PDF dangers even worse. We’ll show you how to stay safe.
05/23/2010
New Threat: Undetectable Facebook Scams
Your hard-earned security smarts may not be enough to identify rogue Facebook apps. But a little patience may help.
04/28/2010
Browser Fingerprints: A Big Privacy Threat
A new technique helps advertisers identify you online--without cookies, and with no easy way for you to fight back.
03/26/2010
Digital Thieves Dominate Data Breaches
Theft by hacking is now the top cause of companies’ reported data losses, but a few steps can mitigate the damage.
03/01/2010
Will Cloud Computing Kill Privacy?
Your private information should remain private regardless of where it might be. But you can’t count on that happening.
01/27/2010
Google’s Dashboard Approach to Privacy
Dashboard gathers privacy controls and settings for most Google services onto one page--but only for Google accounts.
12/18/2009
Keep Your Passwords Private--and Handy--With LastPass
An online airing of tens of thousands of stolen Webmail passwords suggests that it’s time to find extra protection.
11/23/2009
Are Flash Cookies Devouring Your Privacy?
Small Flash files can track your online movements, and they don’t vanish when you delete normal tracking cookies.
10/23/2009
Beware of Privacy-Policy Loopholes
Don't assume your personal data is safe just because a site promises you it won't share that information with third parties.
07/24/2009
Can Facebook Be Private?
Worried about privacy on Facebook? Here’s how to keep your personal information safe.
06/23/2009
Public Greets Massive Data Breach With Collective Yawn
Crooks steal a huge trove of credit card data, but are we too burned out on such news to care?
02/09/2009
Extortion Manhunt Highlights Need for Privacy Controls
Threatened exposure of millions of personal records exposes flaws in our current system.
01/07/2009
Latest Foxmarks Add-On for Firefox Tackles Password Backups
The most recent version of the popular Foxmarks utility permits you to sync passwords stored on your browser.
12/12/2008
Targeted E-Mail Attacks: The Bull’s-Eye Is on You
New, neatly tailored e-mail messages—and their payloads—could be focusing on you.
11/13/2008
