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Privacy

Step 1 to staying safe online is to stay private. Here we have collected all our articles on privacy protection, how it can be compromised, and what you can do to ensure that never happens. Learn to avoid being watched, tracked, and cyberattacked.

Who owns your data? Probably not you

Supreme Court rulings show how technology and the law evolve

28 October 2019 min read

Threat Research

Flashlight apps on Google Play request up to 77 permissions each, Avast finds

Researchers analyze 937 flashlight apps and find permission requests that could expose users

10 September 2019 min read

419M Facebook user records leaked in data breach

Plus, ransomware hits yet another NY school district, a phishing scheme uses hacked SharePoint accounts, and a unique RAT targets Brazilian Android users.

6 September 2019 min read

10 things to know about Facebook Messenger and surveillance

Find out what happened, what you can do to protect your privacy, and why big tech companies are paying people to listen to you

24 August 2019 min read

Movie tickets service leaked 161M records, researchers say

Plus, poker site dealt a hand of malware, ransomware hits 22 Texas towns, and Apple mistakenly unpatches a flaw

23 August 2019 min read

Device fingerprinting and the surveillance economy

Consumers can delete their cookies, but this is not the case for fingerprinting

22 August 2019 min read

La Liga: Turning users into involuntary spies

There is little that security software can do when the users themselves give apps broad permissions

22 August 2019 min read

Avast Secure Browser boosts performance

Our new release saves memory, extends battery life, and automatically checks to see if your password has been stolen.

25 July 2019 min read

GDPR fines begin to roll like thunder across Europe

In the first year of GDPR enforcement, just a handful of major fines were handed down – making two big ones in the UK this week stand out

13 July 2019 min read

Can legislation make smart devices secure?

The temptation is to say yes, but the reality may be different

10 July 2019 min read

Photos of travelers crossing U.S. border exposed in cyberattack

With growing use of biometrics at the border, are we leaving our personal data exposed to hacking?

15 June 2019 min read

Are your genes for sale?

You want to know your ancestry … but is it worth sharing your genetic code with the world?

13 June 2019 min read

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