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Beware! Apps Asking Bluetooth Permission on iOS 13

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Apps on iOS 13 have been asking for Bluetooth permissions. Well, for someone who is a smartphone user, apps asking for certain permissions is not uncommon. But this one is different. Imagine Dunkin Donuts asking for Bluetooth permission? It is because the app is using beacons in stores and shopping malls to secretly track your location via Bluetooth Should I be Concerned? Of course, you should be. For instance, a retailer has no business knowing your location. Although, beacons such as these can detect Bluetooth chips in phones and learn of your location but with iOS 13, users are now
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Cybersecurity

What is PPTP VPN and Why Use PPTP VPN?

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This is our second tutorial in a series of tutorials that cover the topics of setting up different types of VPNs on your system. It’s time to make you learn about setting up a secure connection through Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol Virtual Private Network (PPTP VPN).  One of my most interesting habits is to ask questions. I usually start my blogs with a question. I will follow the suit here as well. Here is my question: What’s your most treasured possessions? Money? Latest smartphone? A brand new Audi that you have just bought? Your graduation degree? Your expensive clothes? Your home
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Cybersecurity

The Great Firewall of China: How the Middle Kingdom Censors the Internet

China is the fastest growing economy in the world which also takes the lead when it comes to technology. China is all set to become the first country in the world to launch 5G, which will revolutionize how we use the Internet, with the fastest speeds ever. However, there is a problem. A significant hurdle stands in the way of not only Chinese users but anyone visiting China. A highly advanced and state of the art surveillance/monitoring system known as the Great Firewall of China, analogous to the physically existing great wall of China. The Great Firewall: Censorship in China
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Cybersecurity

This Is What Tech Giants Really Do With Your Data

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When was the last time you stopped and took a moment? Moment to ponder over the permissions we give when we sign up at a tech company’s website or app. Never happened, right? Call it our carefree attitude or just plain oversight, we rarely ever stop to check what permissions are okay-ed from our end. All that is about to change since according to research, tech companies are involved in: Tracking of your phone’s gyroscope Scanning of your private messages Selling your data to third-parties That is what we are consenting to when giving permissions. Is there a solution to
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