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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.

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Is WhatsApp safe to use, or does it have a backdoor?

News that WhatsApp has a backdoor that governments could use to intercept messages angers crypto experts and confuses users.

1 February 2017 min read
Viewpoints

Trump, Putin, and the dangers of fake news

Information “starvation” under closed regimes prevents informed decision making. A flood of disinformation has similarly harmful effects.

16 January 2017 min read
Viewpoints

Tech’s power to promote good or evil depends on who controls it

Tools developed to create, acquire, and distribute data can also be used to gain influence, monitor, and persecute. These uses are two sides of the same coin.

19 December 2016 min read
Security News

Hacking an election is more than breaking in to a machine

Since any digital system can be hacked, the assumption has to be that electronic voting in US elections is already compromised.

2 November 2016 min read
Security News

Secret Conversations in Messenger now hide chats from Facebook

Following WhatsApp's transition to encrypted messages, Facebook rolls out Secret Conversations to protect users' privacy.

27 September 2016 min read
Security News

Privacy policy update: WhatsApp will share your information with Facebook

WhatsApp will share 1 billion users’ account information with Facebook to improve ads and product experiences.

1 September 2016 min read
Security News

Pokémon Go real-world safety guide

Pokémon Go 'trainers' risk getting minor boo boos to walking off a cliff. This guide will remind you what it's like to move around in the real world.

15 July 2016 min read
Tips & Advice

Do you know the social sites your tweens and teens are using?

Teenagers use many different social networks to communicate with friends and strangers. Here's a list for the adults who can't keep up.

3 June 2016 min read
Tips & Advice

On Children’s Day, teach your kids how to stay safe online

We’re here to help you provide your kids with a secure approach to using the Internet safely and wisely. Make sure to protect your family’s devices with Avast.

1 June 2016 min read
Avast News

CEO Vince Steckler talks cybersecurity with expert roundtable

Avast CEO, Vince Steckler, is part of a security expert roundtable discussing cybersecurity in our everyday lives.

20 April 2016 min read
Security News

What WhatsApp’s new end-to-end encryption means for you

WhatsApp’s new end-to-end encryption means that the only people who can read your messages are you and the person that you’re chatting with.

6 April 2016 min read
Security News

Sharing personal information plays part in Neiman Marcus hack

Sharing personal information plays part in Neiman Marcus hack

4 February 2016 min read

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