Mozilla has rolled out what it bills as enhanced and simplified controls for Firefox users to manage how they block trackers. An update to its browser software, released today, offers a redesigned interface which includes new controls that let users choose from ‘standard’, ‘strict’ or ‘custom’ settings to help them control online trackers. Trackers refer […]
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Tor should be your internet best friend
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Essentials Week spotlights unexpected items that make our daily lives just a little bit better.
Privacy and internet — sounds like the beginning of a joke, right? Contrary to the popular belief, however, the two really can go together.
Yes, our data (which, to be fair, we often willingly give away to third parties without blinking) can be at the mercy of huge companies which sell it for advertising purposes or the prying eyes of governments as well as hackers. But there are simple, unobtrusive ways of keeping your data and online activities private in all except the most extreme of circumstances. Read more…
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View More Tor should be your internet best friendDuckDuckGo gets $10M from Omers for global privacy push
Pro-privacy search engine DuckDuckGo, which offers an alternative to surveillance engines like Google, has quietly picked up $10M in fresh funding from Canadian pension fund Omers’ VC arm. The Globe and Mail reported the news earlier this month. It’s only the second funding round for the ten year old company — which last picked up $3M in […]
View More DuckDuckGo gets $10M from Omers for global privacy pushVeil is private browsing for the ultra-paranoid
If you’re worried about someone finding out what you’re pointing your browser at, there are plenty of options for keeping it secret, with varying levels of difficulty and effectiveness. Veil takes things further than perhaps any other anonymous browsing method by masking the page you’re viewing not just from would-be attackers, but from your own operating system. Read More