privacy

Blockchain was designed to reliably store data forever. Unfortunately, such design conflicts with modern privacy legislation trends.

Protecting privacy online can be good for our mental health. Two reasons: it makes more time for offline socializing and keeps distracting ads at bay.

In this edition of the Kaspersky Lab podcast, we discuss Facebook’s Portal, chain letters on Facebook, Google+ being killed, and more.

In this edition of the Kaspersky Lab podcast the teams from the Transatlantic Cable and Arabic podcasts team up to discuss privacy.

Last year’s Kaspersky NeXT event covered everything from the blockchain to how complex it would be to visit Mars. What should you expect this year?

Android lets you configure app permissions to protect your data and restrict access to dangerous functions. We explain how to do it and why.

This edition of the Kaspersky Lab podcast looks at the latest — a British Airways hack and Facebook’s litigation.

Fortnite for Android is not available on Google Play. We explain how to download and install it properly, and what else to do to stay safe.

WhatsApp for Android can back up your chats to Google Drive. It’s free, but it may hurt older backups. Here’s how to get it right.

In this edition, Jeff and Dave discuss Facebook’s investigation of Crimson Hexagon, a voyeur Uber driver and more.

Kaspersky hogs the CPU, collaborates with the KGB, and writes viruses? We bust these myths and explain their origins.

In this edition, Jeff and Dave discuss a Facebook privacy loophole, Walmart patenting listening software, e-mail being too hard, and oh yeah, some data breaches.

In this edition, Jeff and Dave discuss how a McDonald’s drive-thru was hacked, USB drama, and more.

We asked, and your answer was yes.

No PIN on your phone? Pickpockets will thank you for that.

Creators of ad mailings and spam are very interested in knowing whether you read their messages. This post explains how to protect against e-mail tracking.

We investigate intercepting smartwatch motion-sensor data to monitor people and steal information.

Advertising in voice assistants is coming soon. We examine how it will use personal data and what you can do about it.

Stress relating to technology and cybersecurity is an escalating issue we can’t escape.

Rumor has it that typing “BFF” as a Facebook comment checks your profile security. We investigate the claim.

Even very popular apps display ads using third-party code, which can transmit personal data unencrypted.