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Deepfake Safety: Five Things You Can Do Today

The generation of images, videos, and voices through artificial intelligence is evolving at a pace that demands we establish clear criteria and good habits to defend ourselves from the dangers of abusing these technologies. Deepfakes are already part of our everyday online life, so it is a very good idea…

Top Online Scams to Be Aware of in 2025

The internet is undoubtedly full of great content, hobbies, information, offers, products, and people, but there’s also a darker side to it. We might not realise it, but every day we’re exposed to threats and scams as we navigate the online world. Curiosity and trust can be exploited to lure…

Meet the new features for Avast Free AV and Avast Premium Security

With millions of active users worldwide, Avast stands as a benchmark in cybersecurity. Why? Because of the quality of its solutions, the reach of its tools and because it is a platform in continuous evolution. A platform that today, once again, places our security at the forefront by reinforcing every…

New Mesh Wifi Router Hijacks Your Devices
First Alert mesh router that hijacks every connected device with smoke alarm warnings. Ordinarily, finding out a new product can take over your household devices and alter their screens would send people running in the opposite direction, but this new mesh wifi router from First Alert may actually lure... Read more
SpaceX Delivers “Secret” Satellite… Or Not?
Launch leaves conspiracy theorists and tech watchers scratching their heads. Elon Musk’s privatized space flight program is up and running, and has a full launch schedule to show for it. But this latest launch which carried a top-secret satellite payload for the US government has conspiracy theorists and tech... Read more
Protecting Your New Tech In The New Year
Christmas often means a whole lot of new tech to enjoy, and that unfortunately means a whole lot of new security concerns as well. With the Christmas and New Year celebrations now becoming a rapidly-fading memory, the return to real life has come into sharp focus. However, still having... Read more
Five Great VPN Services To Download For Free Today
Online privacy is a bigger concern today than ever before. Find out why VPNs can help, plus our five great VPN recommendations. The need for greater online privacy is leading many people to start using a virtual private network (VPN) when browsing the internet. However, it can be tricky... Read more
The Responsibility Of #Complicit Social Media
Latest projection protest involves the #complicit hashtag and Twitter CEO and co-founder Jack Dorsey. There has been a lot of talk in recent months about news outlets, social media responsibility, and online speech. “Fake news” is the insult du jour for any reports that go against one’s views, while... Read more
Backup4all Professional, the award-winning backup software
We review Backup4all Professional – an award-winning backup program for Windows that has been installed and used on the International Space Station! One of the most significant cybersecurity threats right now is ransomware, namely because it’s fairly easy to pull off (or at least trick the victim into thinking... Read more
Line Lets You Take Back That Text Message
Line app adds unsend for recalling missent messages. When the Drunk Mode app was launched, it was nothing short of remarkable. As it turns out, getting drunk and performing a pseudo-striptease at the office Christmas party is NOT the worst thing you can do… sending your jerk of a... Read more
Apple Shareholders Voice Concerns Over Youth Smartphone Addiction
Two prominent investors urge Apple to take action and develop tools that could help protect children from using their iPhones too much. According to a joint letter written by the two major shareholders, Apple CEO Tim Cook, should issue health warnings for children using iPhones, detailing the mental and... Read more
Mark Zuckerberg’s Promises To Fix Facebook In 2018
Facebook CEO vows to do the job he already has, but better… That in a nutshell is Mark Zuckerberg’s New Year Resolution, but it will be interesting to see if he comes through by the time 2019 roll around. In previous new year mission statements, he’s vowed to learn... Read more
Spectre and Meltdown Security Flaws In Processors Affects Millions Of PCs
Decade old kernel memory leak in Intel, AMD, and ARM processors design requires Windows, Linux, and MacOS redesign. Two security flaws known as Spectre and Meltdown, has been found in virtually all Intel, AMD, and ARM processors that will require fixes within Windows, MacOS, and Linux operating systems, according to reports.... Read more
Vietnam Army Hires Army Of Censors For Fight Against ‘Internet Chaos’
Military-based cyber warfare unit to clean up the internet. Vietnam is reportedly in the middle of deploying a 10,000 members strong military-based cyber warfare unit to combat what the government has claimed is the growing threat from “wrongful views” by its population, according to several news agencies. The news,... Read more
Your AV Might Be Spying On You
Report shows why using a quality antivirus is vital. The past year has seen hacking events and accusations of unheard of proportions, everything from possible interference in foreign elections to hacking the CIA. It was a year in which Kaspersky Lab came under a lot of attack, even to... Read more
Logan Paul Faces Outrage After Posting YouTube Suicide Video
Logan Paul, one of YouTube’s biggest ‘stars,’ has faced a barrage of criticism after he posted a video online showing a man who had killed himself in a forest in Japan. The video received millions of views before it was removed by Paul amid a tsunami of criticism, with... Read more
Gaming Addiction To Be Official Disorder 
Video Game addiction is to be officially recognized by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as an actual disorder for the first time.  The term “Gaming disorder” will make its debut appearance in the 11th edition of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) later this year.  “Hazardous gaming” and “gaming disorder…due to substance... Read more
Facebook Complies With Orders To Shut Anti-Israel Accounts
Facebook concedes to demands from Israeli government, say Al-Jazeera.  The term “fake news” has been tossed around by so many different sources that it’s almost become laughable, if not a downright badge of honor. It’s basically become the go-to insult for any news you don’t like, or simply refuse to... Read more
Nox App Player: Free, And One Of The Best Android Emulators Around
Nox App Player is a free Android operating system emulator that lets you run the Android operating system you use on your smartphone or tablet on your PC or Mac. Of all the Android emulators we’ve tried over the years, (and there’s been quite a few) Nox is by... Read more
French Privacy Watchdog Gives WhatsApp One Month to Stop Facebook data sharing
France’s Privacy Regulator questions legality of WhatsApp transferring data to Facebook. France’s privacy watchdog, CNIL, has formally issued notice to WhatsApp, requesting that the popular mobile messaging app to stop sharing collected user data with its parent company, Facebook, within a month. If WhatsApp fails to co-operate with CNIL, and... Read more
Cracked Smart-Phone Screens Could Self-Heal In Future 
Self-healing glass could mark the end of the dreaded shattered phone screen. A new type of polymer glass that can heal itself when cracked by simply being pressed together by a person’s hands, is now in development by scientists at the University of Tokyo after a student there discovered it… by accident.  Graduate school student Yu... Read more