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Checking for HTTPS to make sure a website is secure

With the pandemic still growing around the world, it will be little surprise that online shopping will likely see one of its biggest years ever. However, with more shopping being done online comes

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5 online shopping tips to keep your financial data secure

Safely shopping online does go beyond simply ensuring your payment information is sent securely. If we’ve learned anything in the last decade, it’s that even the largest companies on the planet are vulnerable

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Time to Pardon Edward Snowden?

In 2013, Edward Snowden, a contractor with the NSA, leaked documents to journalists that exposed the United States mass surveillance program of Americans’ telephone records. When Snowden leaked the documents, he fled immediately

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What cybersecurity officials have done and are doing to protect our elections

It seems every few years in the US the conversation about electronic voting and voter hacking come into the spotlight and voters and news pundits discuss whether voters should be using voting machines

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What to Understand About Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) and Your Loss of Privacy Rights

After the passing of the Patriot Act in 2001, we have seen the erosion of privacy rights and civil liberties in the United States. Every few years though, parts of the act are

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Protecting Your Privacy Through COVID-19 Tracing

As the COVID-19 pandemic goes on, life for some around the world is beginning to look a little more like it did before, except with some more distancing, and more people wearing masks.

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Should You Use Tor Browser?

One of the most popular questions I get at ThinkPrivacy is when to use certain tools and when not to use them. Often times, the questions turn out to be an honest misunderstanding

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Searching in Private: Startpage vs VPNs

When it comes to internet privacy, there is one tool which gives many internet users a false sense of security out of the box, and that’s a VPN. I recently wrote about how

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ThinkPrivacy: Powered by Namecheap

ThinkPrivacy is excited to announce we have been accepted into the “Powered by Namecheap” program. This program will allow us to grow our site and expand our offerings to the privacy community.

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Browsing in Private: “Anonymous View” vs Private Mode

One of the most misunderstood features on most modern browsers is Private Mode, or sometimes called Incognito mode. When I am offering advice on measures people can take in their privacy such as

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Tips for Protecting Your Privacy while Working from Home

People around the world are now starting to realize working from home may be the new “normal” for some time to come. While many have found this to be relaxing, easier, and perhaps

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Private Search Engine Comparison

With so many search engines already on the market, and privacy gaining in popularity, you may not be surprised to hear about how many search engines ask to be included on my site

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What does your IP Address reveal about you?

Many of us who are privacy minded take many steps to protect our data online. You add tracking blockers to our browsers, you delete our cookies, and you use privacy respecting email addresses

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First Step Toward Privacy: Design Your Own Threat Model

As the creator of ThinkPrivacy, I often get asked why we list certain options, or don’t list others. It’s common for me to hear from a visitor that I shouldn’t recommend certain closed-source

Dan Arel Dan Arel 1 min read
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Beyond Privacy Laws, Products Designed for Privacy

Over the last few years, the European Union, and US states like California have done a good job of passing consumer privacy laws, the GDPR and CCPA respectively. While neither law is perfect,

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