Category «Privacy»

Firefox Was My Favorite Browser. Here’s Why I Finally Stopped Using It

MakeUseOf – “I use Firefox primarily because I have always believed it’s the gold standard for privacy. This is more than an assumption—it’s how the browser markets itself. However, after many years of using the browser, I quit. It took some deep digging, but honestly, beyond the surface, the cracks begin to show…So yes, I …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, E-Commerce, E-Records, Internet, Legal Research, Privacy

I Wanted to Find Out What Google Knows About Me and Finally Found a Way

MakeUseOf: “I’ve always known Google had a lot of information on me, but “a lot” is vague. I wanted to see the receipts. That’s when I stumbled upon a tool hidden in plain sight: Google Takeout. It gave me a way to download my data directly from Google’s servers, neatly packaged for my inspection. Google …

Subjects: E-Mail, E-Records, Internet, Knowledge Management, Privacy, Search Engines

Privacy Pros Always Change These 5 VPN Settings. Do You?

PCMag – Installing a VPN isn’t the end of the story. To truly secure your connection, you need to dive into pro-level settings—like kill switches and LAN protection—that take your privacy to the next level. You might think that installing and connecting to a VPN  is all you need for better privacy or bypassing geographical …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, E-Records, Internet, Legal Research, Privacy

Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, August 16, 2025

Via LLRX – Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, August 16, 2025 – Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, finance, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly …

Subjects: AI, Cryptocurrency, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, E-Records, Government Documents, Internet, Legal Research, Privacy

I dialed these 14 secret codes to unlock hidden features on my Android and iPhone

ZDNet – “Enter these short codes into your phone’s dialer to unlock new menus, screens, and features to try. These codes work on both Android and iPhone unless otherwise noted as device-specific. A few are carrier-specific, however, meaning they’ll only work if you’re on a particular mobile network (like AT&T, Verizon, or T-Mobile). And fair …

Subjects: Cybersecurity, Privacy

Site Behind Major SSN Leak Returns With Detailed Data on Millions

Follow up to previous posts – National Public Data Published Its Own Passwords; Is Your SSN in the National Public Data Breach? Here’s How to Find Out; and How to Remove Your Profile From National Public Data; See also PC Mag – “National Public Data, a website infamous for its role in leaking millions of …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, E-Records, Government Documents, Legal Research, Privacy

How to Remove Your Profile From National Public Data

PCMag: The new National Public Data site has an opt-out form to delete your profile data. However, many users are likely unaware of such an option, enabling these type of sites to continue trafficking their information. Here’s how to delete your data: Search your name on nationalpublicdata.com When you find your profile, click View Full Profile Copy …

Subjects: E-Records, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Privacy, Search Engines

Appeals Court Allows DOGE Access to Sensitive Data at Several Agencies

The New York Times no paywall: “A federal appeals court on Tuesday allowed teams affiliated with the Department of Government Efficiency to gain access to potentially sensitive data on millions of Americans, overruling a lower court that had blocked that access in February. By a 2-1 vote, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of …

Subjects: Courts, E-Records, Government Documents, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Privacy

Reddit will block the Internet Archive

The Verge: “Reddit says that it has caught AI companies scraping its data from the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine, so it’s going to start blocking the Internet Archive from indexing the vast majority of Reddit. The Wayback Machine will no longer be able to crawl post detail pages, comments, or profiles; instead, it will only …

Subjects: Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Privacy, Search Engines, Social Media

Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, August 9, 2025

Via LLRX – Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, August 9, 2025. Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, finance, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, E-Records, Government Documents, Legal Research, Privacy, Search Engines, Social Media