Johnny 5

Johnny 5 is the founding editor of the blog and writes about pressing technology issues. From important cat privacy stories to governments and corporations that overstep their boundaries, Johnny covers it all.

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An ethernet cable in front of a stock whooshing blue background that I guess is supposed to represent the internet?
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Disable IPv6 for better VPN protection

Note: There is no need to disable IPv6 if you use the ExpressVPN app’s IPv6 Leak Protection feature, which...
big ben is watching you
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London’s 500,000 cameras are watching you. All the time – #WTFWednesday

Did you know London has over half a million CCTV cameras? Read on to learn more about the surveillance capital of the world.
hackers develop astoria to hide from nsa
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A spy-proof network? Astoria may hold the answer

What are your options if you want privacy on the web? Just being careful about where you surf, what...
An eye with a fingerprint.
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How hackers can use your fingerprints to frame you

Find out how hackers can use a camera, a computer program, and some wood glue to recreate your fingerprints.
mspy hacked
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Pot, meet kettle: Spyware maker compromised, denies everything

Hackers exposed monitoring software developer mSpy by accessing 400,000 records of user details and payment transactions.
internet-dot-org-invades-user-privacy
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Internet.org: Too good to be true?

Mark Zuckerberg never sleeps. With Facebook now topping 1.44 billion active users worldwide, the founder of the social network could...
canada-bill-c-51
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Great white north goes pro-spy with Bill C-51

Canadians aren't regarded as masters of intrigue and secrecy. While the country's intelligence service, CSIS, is decently funded and...
who-is-access
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Protecting your digital rights: Who is Access?

Digital freedoms are under attack worldwide. In countries like France and Turkey, governments are pushing for greater access to...
3.5" Internal hard drive.
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The Equation Group, hard drives and the Death Star of malware

Researchers at Kaspersky Lab have uncovered a new cyber-espionage toolset that possesses more than a passing resemblance to similar...
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Is ransomware the greatest highway robber of the 21st century?

The days of a Dick Turpin type of character pulling you over on the side of the road and...

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