An explainer on SMS, 30 years down the line – Privacy International
SMS (Short Messaging Service) has been around for 30 years, and is likely to be around for a lot longer…. read more
A Former Hacker’s Guide to Boosting Your Online Security – ProPublica
Ngô Minh Hiếu was once a fearsome hacker who spent 7 1/2 years incarcerated in the U.S. for running an… read more
You Should Change These TikTok Privacy Settings – LifeHacker
Up your TikTok privacy game, including contact syncing / sharing, two-factor authentication, camera / mic permissions, and tracking. Learn more:… read more
The Booming Underground Market for Bots That Steal Your 2FA Codes – Vice
When the bot places the automated call and asks the victim to enter a code they just received, the hacker… read more
Stop giving companies your phone number. Do this instead. – Fast Company
Facebook and Twitter admit that marketers accessed the phone numbers people gave them for security verification. Fortunately, there are other… read more
Shielding Yourself from Dragnet Surveillance – The Privacy Issue
Step-by-step security basics, browser security, and encryption tips. Hat-tip April Cunningham! Read more: Ker, A. D. Shielding yourself from dragnet… read more
Google now lets you password-protect the page that shows all your searches
Learn how to password protect your Google history: https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/24/22452122/google-my-activity-page-password-privacy-verification-web-and-app-history
Lock It Down [series] – The Verge
There are a lot of ways things can go wrong online. Password databases get breached, personal data gets leaked, and… read more
How to set up two-factor authentication on your online accounts – The Verge
Two-factor authentication, or 2FA, is a process that gives web services secondary access to the account owner (you) in order… read more
How to make your offline self harder to find online
There are two key concepts in information security: threat model and attack surface…“Attack surface,”…describes a target’s vulnerable access points that… read more