Different browsers for different things

Making life a bit easier for the privacy-conscious and separating different internet uses into different “boxes” Recently, I have been visiting Google’s AI offering – Bard – several times a week. I’m still curious about it and it has helped me out several times. However, to use Bard you have to be logged into a …
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E-receipts – a “convenience” open to abuse

What do you do when a shop assistant asks for your email address when you’ve just made a purchase? The reason they give is that they want to send you a receipt by email (an e-receipt). They will say it’s better sent by email because that way you have a permanent record, the receipt won’t …
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View LinkedIn profiles anonymously

Have you ever wanted to look at someone else’s LinkedIn profile without them knowing? I can think of any number of reasons why you legitimately might want to check out a profile on LinkedIn anonymously, but the default setting is that the object of your attention will know that you have done it and who …
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Windows 10 Keylogger

If you accept the defaults in Windows 10, Microsoft might be able to see everything you type If you install Windows 10 and accept its default settings (as you just try to get the job done in the shortest time possible), then you will be giving Microsoft permission to record every single keystroke you make …
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AVG to sell browsing history

AVG has re-worded its privacy policy, confirming that it will sell your browsing and search history Long-term computer support clients of mine may know that I used to recommend AVG’s free antivirus program, but that I eventually stopped doing that because I didn’t like their tactics in “persuading” (misleading?) users to install trial versions of …
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Firefox Add-ons for Online Privacy

We can make a stab at reducing the information we give away in our web browsing When my computer support clients ask me which internet browser I prefer I say “Firefox“. The main reason is that there is a wide range of “add-ons” to tweak how it works. In particular, I am interested in add-ons …
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Avoiding Websites’ “Cookie Policy” Windows

Tired of seeing the “cookie policy” over and over again? If, like me, you delete and block cookies wherever and whenever possible, you may have found that there is a downside to this – you have to keep telling websites that you have understood their cookie policy. Sometimes it is possible to ignore the “cookie …
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Doubts about LinkedIn

I’m having serious doubts about whether it’s a good idea to keep a LinkedIn account Regular readers will know that I’m no great fan of social networking sites. I think they are devious, manipulative, insecure, and can not be trusted with a tenth of the personal data that people entrust to them. Nevertheless, for about …
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