Tag: Covid-19

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78% of employers engage in remote work surveillance, ExpressVPN survey finds

An ExpressVPN survey has revealed the extent to which employees are being surveilled by their employers and how it’s impacting job satisfaction and stress levels.
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Privacy flaw found in Google and Apple’s contact-tracing tool

Hundreds of contact-tracing apps on Android devices didn't keep sensitive data secure.
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Tests, shots, apps: The invasive new world of travel

Amid Covid-19, summer travel will happen. Is it worth the loss of your privacy?
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Contact-tracing apps: A privacy paradox

Contact tracing apps have defied privacy norms, but are they a necessary evil for fighting Covid-19? Here are examples from all around the world.
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Working remotely? You can live in these countries on remote-work visas

If your company lets you work anywhere, consider a change of scenery by moving to a country that issues visas for digital nomads.
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A less-invasive Covid-19 tracker: Sniffer dogs

Dogs are one of the most low-tech forms of surveillance around—and now a welcome addition in the effort to control the virus’s spread.
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How to secure your video-conferencing apps

This post was originally published on May 14, 2020. If you are working from home right now, chances are you...
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Maybe it’s time to dump social media, just for a little...

For a lot of us these days, the internet has become our sole tether to the outside world, connecting...
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How to spot Covid-19 phishing and ransomware attacks

NOTE: This post was originally published on April 7, 2020 Spring is normally the time when tax-related phishing scams spike,...
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Free things you can do online when you’re stuck at home

From museums and art galleries to games and newspapers, here’s a list of things to do online when you’re stuck at home.

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