Privacy
Youth Have A Love-Hate Relationship With Tech In The Digital Age
Young people are now fully ensconced in the digital age as it whirls around and within them. This is the epoch of the Anthropocene — the age of humans, wherein a technological worldview and human tools hold the central place in re-shaping the earth and its people. It’s also a time when 1.8 billion youth …
Who Really Owns Our Data?
Recently, FaceApp, the Russian-based application known for its aging filters gained attention after it was found out to be uploading the users’ face to its servers. FaceApp Terms and Conditions state: “You grant FaceApp a perpetual, irrevocable, nonexclusive, royalty-free, worldwide, fully-paid, transferable sub-licensable license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, …
5 Tips To Boost Security And Privacy When Using WhatsApp
A recent vulnerability in WhatsApp’s voice call function has raised concerns over security and privacy on the popular messaging platform. We highlight some settings you can toggle to give you greater peace of mind when using WhatsApp. Unless you’ve been on a self-imposed digital detox, you probably would have heard by now about a critical …
8 Easy Ways To Protect Your Online Privacy
Most of us are now living the connected life. The Internet has become an indispensable tool in our modern lives. We use it for communication, entertainment, education, business, and other multitudes of everyday tasks. But the Intenet’s benefits also come with a caveat. Privacy is one of the top concerns and people with ill-intent want …