privacy

Attackers pretending to be acquaintances asking for money — the story is old, the approaches new. We show you how to avoid the e-bait.

Some habits, at first glance, seem to have nothing at all to do with security. However, looks can be deceiving.

Take our quiz and find out if your online dating activity is likely to come back and bite you.

Want to protect your intimate photos from ever going public? Facebook has a suggestion: Upload them yourself!

We are used to entrusting dating apps with our innermost secrets. How carefully do they treat this information?

This week’s Transatlantic Cable podcast dishes on a hacked plastic surgeon, unsafe dating apps, new forms of 2FA, and more.

Our research shows most users of online dating sites fudge information about themselves. Why they do it and what you can do about it.

Hello friend. Do you know how to protect yourself?

Everything you need to know about how to back up data right.

What if you could pay with your personal data for goods – as if it was some sort of currency? Sounds attractive… or scary?

Transatlantic Cable Podcast episode 2: autonomous pizza delivery, Sarahah’s privacy issues, reprieve for victims of Yahoo!’s data breach and more.

Everyone talks about the advantages of Bitcoin and blockchain, but we never seem to hear about their disadvantages. Perhaps now is the time.

Can I interest you in a nice, long, legally binding document? It’ll only take a few hours and maybe a law degree. No? You’re not alone.

Here’s why you need to ignore the Jayden K. Smith messages.

Targeted ads are all over the Internet nowadays. One minute you’re searching for information about hair loss, the next you’re seeing offers for a remedy. Click the Like button on

The amount of personal data leaked by companies that store or process it has been growing at an alarming rate over the past few years. Yahoo’s record-breaking 2016 data breach —

As you move around the Internet, it is almost impossible not to leave any digital footprints. And generally speaking, being followed on the Internet is not okay with most people.

Considering the sweeping regulations and laws meant to safeguard children’s privacy in particular, you might think electronic devices and connected toys for kids would be particularly safe and secure. We

Some time ago we tested FindFace, a service that compares photos with the database of avatars from the VK.com social network and looks for matches. Back then, my colleagues had some

1. What is a VPN? From Wikipedia’s current definition: “A virtual private network (VPN) is a virtualized extension of a private network across a public network such as the Internet.”

Update: The app described in this post is discontinued. Kaspersky Internet Security and Kaspersky Total Security users are familiar with Anti-Banner, a handy component that blocks annoying ads on websites and in