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Used to pair mobile devices with speakers, ear buds, printers, and even the fridge, Bluetooth has provided us with the height of connectivity and convenience. Without it we’d still be connected by wires to everything in our home, office, or public space. Since Bluetooth is designed...

With Edward Snowden's leaks of NSA and CIA documents in 2013, the existence of global mass surveillance programs was brought to the attention of the world. These documents showed that U.S. intelligence agencies led efforts to compromise telecommunications infrastructure around the w...

Texting a friend, searching a recipe, or requesting a cab or ride share. Participating in today's world means risking our privacy or giving it up entirely. In previous blog posts, we talked about surveillance and device tracking used by government and law enforcement agencies. While...

The truth is, it's hard to say whether your phone is being tracked, but probably yes.

In the early days of March 2020, Canada's Prime Minister admitted that he was not opposed to the idea of using smartphone data to track Canadians to ensure they were complying with public health...

Change your shirt, fix your hair, move the piles of laundry and dishes into the backyard. Just like many people scrambling to make themselves presentable for their next video-conference meeting, Zoom has also been scrambling to make good on their claims to offer end-to-end encryptio...

Encrypted messaging solutions are becoming increasingly popular as people look for ways to secure their digital lives. If you are interested in encrypted chat solutions, you might already know that the Matrix ecosystem officially exited beta in June, marking a major milestone in the...

As 2018 ends and 2019 begins, our feeds are filled with top-10 lists, best-of compilations, and highlights of the year’s best songs, sound bites, and scandals. The stroll down short-term memory lane can be amusing, but it also serves to remind us of the things we don’t want to think...