Year after year millions of people worldwide gather in different places across the Earth to celebrate the new year, and perhaps to start their usual resolutions, wishes, and whatnot. The date is important for the many governments of the world, too, since this is usually when new laws – both positive and negative – come into effect. Vietnam is no different in this aspect and it was precisely on the first day of 2019 that a new and quite controversial law came into effect, forcing social media and other services to remove anything from the internet that the authorities deem fit. There are still many doubts surrounding the whole situation, but the truth is this is not a good start to the year for free speech. Read More…
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Airbnb Wi-Fi: How to Protect Yourself or Your Guests
The rent-your-room service of Airbnb has become an internet phenomenon, with many travelers forgoing fancy hotels or slumming it in hostels in favor of staying in the comfort of home, while away from home.
It’s clear to see why, too, because staying at an Airbnb place when you’re traveling means a little more coziness, all the modcons you’d miss in a hotel, and access to that all-important stable, unshared Wi-Fi connection. But that Wi-Fi connection is regularly being shared with strangers and so – whether you’re a guest or the host – Airbnb internet isn’t nearly as safe as it might feel. Read More…
Collection #1, the Biggest Data Breach Ever
A new world record was achieved in January 2019, but sadly it’s not something to celebrate; nearly 773 million email addresses and 22 million passwords were hacked and published online in what was the biggest data breach to date. Cyber security expert Troy Hunt found an impressive file on MEGA – a file-sharing platform that is the successor of Megaupload – that was suitably named Collection #1, containing 87GB of compromised credentials.
The news quickly spread worldwide with many people fearing that their own online details ended up on some hacker’s monitor, and the urge to change passwords began. Obviously, a data leak is always a serious matter and this one in particular even dethrones Yahoo’s infamous 500 million data breach in 2016. But fortunately, this time the case may be not as bad as it seems. Read More…
After Purging VPNs, China Continues to Impose User Fines
That China is one of the most repressed countries in the world is not a new concept, especially with regards to the internet. The authorities control what content users are allowed to access according a governmental ‘guide on good practices’ and, with the infamous Great Firewall, a significant portion of the most popular websites are blocked.
Given their ability to circumvent online censorship, VPNs have also become a target and anyone who uses them is often subject to severe punishments, including heavy fines and even jail sentences. Sadly, it doesn’t look like this will be changing any time soon as, in the last few days of 2018, a man was fined for using a VPN app to access blocked overseas websites. Read More…
Freedom on the Net Report 2018: Chinese Internet Control and Fake News
Freedom House is an independent watchdog organization that is dedicated to freedom and democracy, continuously exposing the biggest outrages affecting personal liberties that are enforced by the world’s governments. This reaches the online world as well, as amid its greater publications there is the Freedom on the Net Report (FOTNR), an extensive work that reviews the past year and not only exposes the online regimes of some of the greatest countries in the world but also rates them from a global freedom perspective.
The major conclusion of the last seven reports has been always the same: the decline of the global internet freedom. Unfortunately, that did not change in 2018 either, a year that saw the great rise of fake news, massive security scandals, and examples of the internet being used to disrupt democracies. A total of 65 countries were evaluated, covering 87% of the world’s internet users. And without surprise, China was once again the worst abuser. Read More…
Privacy Settings to Tweak for a Safer Android Life
Despite the ground that Apple’s iOS has been conquering lately, Android is still the dominant mobile operating system on the market, which also makes it a target for all sorts of attacks and threats. That’s why it’s important to be up to date with the latest news about all the ingenious new ways that can strike Android devices and, most of all, what to do to prevent any damage. From Google accounts and app permissions to third-party software and security settings that are already built into Android devices, there’s no lack of resources available to have a cleaner and safer smartphone or tablet. Read More…
The Importance of Online Security When Working Remotely
The concept of remote working is growing with each year and this new business practice has the potential to be the future of employment. Even our own staff here at Best Reviews works remotely in one big, connected, multicultural digital office that has no boundaries. Like any other job, there are positives and negatives to this: while flexible work schedules to organize your own personal life are great, on the other hand the fact that there are no physical co-workers around can be quite a bummer sometimes.
But as a result of all work and communication being done online, the constant threat of cyber attacks, password theft, and other menaces put not only work lives at risk, but private lives, too. Consequently, every remote worker needs to take appropriate measures to ensure a safe work environment when online. Read More…
The Dangers of Unprotected Hotel Wi-Fi
Most people would state traveling as their most favorite hobby: it allows you to learn about other cultures, see new things, and escape from the boring daily routine that takes over most of the year. Part of the traveling experience is picking a nice place to sleep, with hotels usually at the front of the list of preferences, but there are many things to consider here, too. Price, comfortable accommodation, and proximity to the center are usually the main concerns for travelers, but in the digital age that we’re living in so is having fast, free, stable Wi-Fi. However, wherever there’s free Wi-Fi there’s also a high risk to your privacy and if no countermeasures are taken beforehand, your holidays could go from the best experience of your life to the worst. Read More…
Fake Mobile Apps and the Importance of Permissions
Ever since Alexander Graham Bell invented the first practical telephone, these devices have been subject to a colossal amount of development and nowadays they’re able to do much more than just phone calls. Smartphones are now true media centers where it is possible to read books, access the internet, watch movies, play games, and much more. Essentially, everything that simply wouldn’t be possible without the apps we take for granted today and that fill our screen from top to bottom.
But we also live in a deceitful society where a small percentage of the world can take advantage of our reliance on the internet, with a significant portion of these nasty schemes targeting mobile users. These gadgets are continuously flooded with fake apps that fool the unaware users into blindly accepting all the permissions required for the app, essentially giving attackers exactly want they want: full control of the device to spy, steal, or scam for their own benefit. Read More…
Amazon Data Breach Exposed Customer’s Data Before Black Friday Sales
When it comes to saving money on products, there’s nothing better than the Black Friday sales to jump online and grab the best deals. One of the many digital marketplaces that celebrates this lunatic consumer fever every year is Amazon, where this year millions of people worldwide ordered their usual Christmas gifts on 2018’s Black Friday. However, a few days before the sales Amazon US and UK suffered a data leak that compromised user details such as names and email addresses, and though the ecommerce giant didn’t reveal any numbers, experts believe that some users in India – a country counting 150 million Amazon users – have also been affected.
On a good note, Amazon dealt with the situation pretty well. Not only was the breach confirmed to the media promptly and not kept hidden as it could have been, but affected customers also received emails by the company admitting the error. Read More…
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