We finally started taking screen time seriously in 2018

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We finally started taking screen time seriously in 2018At the beginning of this year, I was using my iPhone to browse new titles on Amazon when I saw the cover of “How to Break Up With Your Phone” by Catherine Price. I downloaded it on Kindle because I genuinely wanted to reduce my smartphone use, […]

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Why you need to use a password manager

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Why you need to use a password managerGetty Images If you thought passwords will soon be dead, think again. They’re here to stay — for now. Passwords are cumbersome and hard to remember — and just when you did, you’re told to change it again. And sometimes passwords can be guessed and are easily hackable. […]

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Two-factor authentication can save you from hackers

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Two-factor authentication can save you from hackersGetty Images If you find passwords annoying, you might not like two-factor authentication much. But security experts say it’s one of the best ways to protect your online accounts. Simply put, two-factor authentication adds a second step in your usual log-in process. Once you enter your username and password, […]

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How to protect your cell phone number and why you should care

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How to protect your cell phone number and why you should careGetty Images Assuming you have your strong passwords in place and your two-factor authentication set up, you think your accounts are now safe? Think again. There’s much more to be done. You might think your Social Security or bank account numbers are the most […]

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How to browse the web securely and privately

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How to browse the web securely and privatelyGetty Images So you want to browse the web securely and privately? Here’s a hard truth: it’s almost impossible. It’s not just your internet provider that knows which sites you visit, it’s also the government — and other governments! And when it’s not them, it’s social media sites, […]

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How to choose and use an encrypted messaging app

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How to choose and use an encrypted messaging appGetty Images Text messaging has been around since the dawn of cellular technology, and sparked its own unique language. But it’s time to put sending regular SMS messages out to pasture. If you have an iPhone, you’re already on your way. iPhones (as well as iPads and […]

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What history could tell Mark Zuckerberg

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What history could tell Mark ZuckerbergPerhaps Mark Zuckerberg obsessed over the wrong bit of history. Or else didn’t study his preferred slice of classical antiquity carefully enough, faced, as he now is, with an existential crisis of ‘fake news’ simultaneously undermining trust in his own empire and in democracy itself. A recent New Yorker profile — questioning whether […]

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