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Online Surveillance and Violation of Privacy – How to Protect Yourself

Privacy is disappearing faster than we realize. According to international private investigators the new conditions under the pandemic have worsened the situation, as companies and governments are masking mass surveillance practices and privacy violations under policies and actions to stop the virus from spreading. And of course, the initial thought of most people is to […]

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Private Investigators Alert About “Consented” Privacy Invasion

The most recent trend among organizations regarding privacy policies is to mask privacy invasion with “consent forms” or any other type of forced consent, like rewards. A recent article refers to an example of this behavior in The University of Alabama, where an app that uses location-tracking technology from students’ phones was launched and is […]

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Mass Surveillance Gaining Strength in Developed Countries

A few years ago mass surveillance was regarded as science fiction, something that happened only in the movies. Today, mass surveillance practices are becoming more popular within government authorities around the world, and regular citizens are not really having the chance to decide whether or not they like it.   It is quickly becoming a Brave […]

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Privacy Lost: The Endless and Growing Spying Devices Targeting You

In today’s world, we live surrounded by devices that can listen, watch and record our every move. We own smartphones, smart TVs, and all kind of smart appliances continue to fill our homes. The benefits of having these are questionable, but nevertheless they are being forced onto consumers, like it or not.  We can go […]

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Mass Surveillance Technology: More a Risk than a Safety Measure

Technology advances have not been exempted of concern, not since ancient times. Every time humanity discovers a new way to jump to the future, there has been concern of what would happen if the discovery ends up in the wrong hands. The problem is that everyday the impact of the advances is greater, and global. […]

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DuckDuckGo Remains Top Choice for Secure, Private Search Engine

With recent reports and revelations about Orwelian style government monitoring of law abiding citizens, it’s no wonder people are increasingly concerned about privacy, or what is left of it.  Companies like Google and Facebook offer their services for free, while the real cost is that everything you type, everything you do and everything you search […]

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