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Browse the web securely and privately with any browser thanks to Fixtracking's nifty guide
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Browse the web securely and privately with any browser thanks to Fixtracking’s nifty guide

Tuesday, Jan 29, 2013Monday, Jan 28, 2013 - by Lee J.

A new handy site offers a fantastic guide on ensuring that when you’re browsing the web with any browser, you’re able to do so securely and anonymously, if you so desire.

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O2 gave out customer phone numbers to every site they visit – loophole now closed

Wednesday, Jan 25, 2012Wednesday, Jan 25, 2012 - by mike s - 1 Comment

In what appears to be a shocking breach of privacy, reports are indicating that UK British cellphone carrier O2 is sending a customer’s mobile number to every website they visit on their phone.

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PleaseRobMe website highlights danger of location sharing Tweets

Thursday, Feb 18, 2010 - by mike s

A new website called PleaseRobMe.com has been created to warn users about the potential perils of using services like Foursquare, Twitter and GoogleBuzz, which let users share their location online …

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Google explains its privacy principles (video)

Thursday, Jan 28, 2010Thursday, Jan 28, 2010 - by Tony Fletcher

With today being International Data Privacy Day, Google has decided to mark the occasion by publicly publishing their guiding Privacy Principles, accompanied by an explanatory video. We reckon anyone using their services should …

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Google / web

Google Dashboard lets you check your Google-wide privacy settings

Thursday, Nov 5, 2009Thursday, Nov 5, 2009 - by Lee J.

If, like us, you use a lot of Google services every day, you may be a tad concerned about what data Big Brother Google has on record about your activities. …

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