You Have to Show Your License in the Digital World

This can only mean one thing: No more anonymity. Numerous countries are considering age verification for internet use. This is to ensure that the little ones are protected from the wild things on the internet. But is it really about protecting children, or is it about collecting data?

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3 Simple Steps to Start Your Digital PRVCY Journey

In a world that is constantly changing due to technology, it's not just something you learn, but a smart move that can truly make you successful when you secure yourself well online. These 3 tips are variations of the cybersecurity measures that major tech companies take to ensure the protection of their business data.

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Smile, the police are watching you with the camera

You've probably noticed the video cameras sprouting up everywhere, on city streets and public squares. Yes, these insidious Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras have become the new police in our lives. Since the development of technology, police authorities around the world have found new ways to catch criminals, but now we are all suspects.

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Protect Your Home: 3 Strategies Against Electromagnetic Fields (EMF)

Our home is the most valuable material asset in our lives. This means that many of us expend considerable effort to make our houses pleasant and comfortable. However, many homeowners do not realize that comfort is not only derived from the best furniture or architectural innovations. There are some invisible factors, silent thieves as I like to call them, that affect the health of your home. Electromagnetic radiation is one of these factors that can have serious impacts on our health and well-being. Fortunately, homeowners have become vigilant and are increasingly aware of the need to protect against EMF.

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10 Years of Lessons: Thank You, Edward

Edward Snowden has shaped the topic of digital PRVCY because he believes that everyone deserves a separation between their private life and their right to intimacy. Snowden has been warning about the rapid advances in surveillance technology since 2013, for ten years now, and today we want to remember his commitment to digital privacy.

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Exploring SMAT: A Social Media Analysis Toolkit for Activists, Journalists, and Researchers

In 2020, Mozilla Firefox announced the Social Media Analysis Toolkit (SMAT), which addresses the challenges of manipulated online discourse. Mozilla Fellow Emmi Bevensee co-developed it, and it is a free, user-friendly, and open-source tool designed to investigate digital conversations. SMAT aims to assist activists, journalists, researchers, and other non-profit organizations in navigating censorship by analyzing and visualizing harmful online trends such as hate, misinformation, and disinformation.

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What’s Going on with Microsoft Teams?

Although Microsoft Teams had over 270 million active daily users in 2022, highly regulated industries and government organizations are still hesitant to adopt Teams or limit its use due to information security concerns. Yes, if an authority doesn't trust an app, website, or service, neither should you.

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