74 Stories To Learn About Online Privacy

Let's learn about Online Privacy via these 74 free stories. They are ordered by most time reading created on HackerNoon. Visit the /Learn Repo to find the most read stories about any technology.

1. To All My Friends: Don’t Be An Idiot or Passive With Your Online Privacy

Complacency with privacy invasion has become our 6th sense. Handing over the intimate details of our lives to corporate and government stooges has become a virtue and civic duty. It should come as no surprise that, even for a society dripping with tech-savviness, the average person would rather their government act than to take action themselves. According to Pew Research:

2. What Is the Best Browser for Your Privacy?

How to pick out the right web browser when you're focused on privacy and functionality.

3. 6 Privacy Tips for Beginners To Help Sail Through The Lockdown

Over a third of the world is in lockdown; now is the perfect excuse to sort out your privacy. Here are my 6 tips:

4. How to Protect Your Netflix Account from Getting Hacked

Netflix accounts getting hacked are the least bit of anyone’s concern. Not because it doesn’t mean anything to us, but we anticipate little harm from it. After all, what more can a hacker do than to watch a few titles, get to see their favorite shows or movies? But that’s not always the case. We have left this issue unsupervised for far too long, and there is harm more significant than we give credit for.

5. How To Sell Things To People Who Have Cancer With Facebook Ads Partners

Behind Google Ads, Facebook Ads is 2nd largest ads platform in the world.

6. 2 Ways to Access WhatsApp Conversations

In this article, you'll find the best ways to hack WhatsApp chats including syncing the app with the web version or exporting a txt file of the chat.

7. How You Can Protect Your Online Privacy: Easy Steps for Daily Activities

(Image by Reimund Bertrams from Pixabay)

8. The State Of Data Privacy In 2020

In 2020, there will be just one thing considered to be more important than product quality for consumers: data privacy. By this I refer not to user-controlled measures to add extra security for internet users, from the most classic one-time password, or two-factor authentication, to the most secure multi-factor authentication methods:  but data privacy measures implemented by companies to ensure that peoples’ personal data is protected - no matter what.

9. 7 Reasons Why Everyone Should Use a VPN

A VPN can do so much more than giving you access to geo-restricted content. Check out why everyone should use a VPN.

10. 4 Privacy Focused Raspberry Pi Projects

4 do it yourself projects with a Raspberry Pi for the privacy minded user

11. 4 Ways to Upgrade the Privacy of Your Home Wi-Fi Network

It doesn’t take a tech degree to make your personal Wi-Fi inaccessible to unwanted cyber snoops.

12. 4 Handy Tips to Keep your Digital Identity Secure

Since we can't function without the internet these days, it is highly important to keep our digital identity secure.

13. How Am I Being Tracked Online? A Story.

How are users being tracked online even when taking privacy precautions? What tools are Meta and others using to target you with ads?

14. How to Not Be a Victim to the Catfishing Pandemic Spike

Catfishing happens everyday, and the pandemic greatly accelerated the number of catfishing victims. Here's how to not be one of them.

15. The Need for Privacy Protection in Computer Vision Applications

This article describes why privacy concerns should be top of mind while building or adopting computer vision based applications

16. A Short Guide to Digital Privacy for College Students

Many learning management systems are compatible with Chrome, making it a challenge to maintain your digital privacy while getting your homework done.

17. How Artificial Intelligence (AI) Can Help In CCPA Compliance?

California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) was passed recently in the USA state of California and will be implemented by 2020. This new regulation is transforming the privacy policies of businesses dealing with the data of Californian users.

18. Meet the Writer: OneRep CEO Dimitri Shelest on Writing and Online Privacy

OneRep CEO and Hackernoon contributor Dimitri Shelest shares his views on online privacy, his entrepreneurship experience, and the reasons that made him write.

19. Mimic: New Dimension in the VPN World

VPN, or Virtual Private Networks has evolved and matured since it was originally envisioned. Meet Mimic protocol - a brand new dimension in the VPN world.

20. Maintain Anonymity Online With These 3 Actionable Steps

The classic idea of the Internet is a virtual place where free speech and anonymity is possible; that has evolved. Here are 3 tips to maintain anonymity online.

21. The Protection of Rights in The Digital Age

The identification of the right to privacy and the protection of personal data is the culmination of a long conceptual evolution.

22. Is There A Middle Ground Between Privacy and Convenience?

Enjoying the benefits of the myriad online services we use every day is incredibly convenient. In fact, it’s so convenient that we’re ready to accept terms and conditions without thinking about what’s actually in there. Have you read the novel-sized wall of text for every single service you signed up for? I bet you haven’t. Neither have I. Has anyone? Probably not.

23. Zoom's Security Issues Now Endanger The Online Privacy of Minors and Teachers

In this season of pandemic, all businesses are grounded and forced to continue their operations through online channels. There is excessive use of digital channels for conferencing purposes, communication, and file transferring.

24. What's in Store for Privacy and Personal Data Protection in 2022?

2021 saw many advancements in internet privacy, what does 2022 have in store?

25. Compartmentalisation As A Means For Ensuring Privacy [An Overview]

It was originally used by the Greeks to keep the secret of Greek fire, but now it is used by people all around the world for lots of different reasons.

26. Avast Secure Browser Gets Top Spot in AV-Comparatives' Anti-Phishing Protection Test

Using Avast Secure Browser either as a primary or a secondary browser is easy and will give you a safer, and faster browsing experience across all your devices.

27. Have You Contacted Your Reps to Help Block the EARN IT Act Yet?

As the world finds itself preoccupied with COVID-19, the United States government is trying to pass a law to ban encryption. It's called the EARN IT act, and while it claims to combat the sexual exploitation of children online, it has potentially devastating repercussions for encryption and companies that use it to protect your privacy online.

28. Google's Search Algorithm Affects Our Lives in More Ways Than One [A Deep Dive]

For better or for worse, Google has become one of the biggest vendors of information in the world. Its library of search results shape and/or reaffirm opinions on a daily basis. The search giant's algorithm dictates what information searchers receive and thus has a direct impact on every person's knowledge base and understanding of numerous topics.

29. Why You Need An Unfair Advantage Today

Does your digital content fail to drive action and get results? Ever wonder why your content isn't showing up in search results?

30. Internet Privacy Under Continued Attack by the US Government

Wars can be fought in the real world but there is also a virtual battlefield - and it is just as harmful. The Lawful Access to Encrypted Data Act is the latest attempt to access people's encrypted data and it serves as another reinforcement.

31. The Privacy Paradox: Do We Really Have Nothing to Hide?

Privacy is not something we put a lot of attention or effort into keeping, but maybe we should.

32. Is Your Messaging Truly Anonymous?

Anonymous messaging is a lie

33. Threat Modeling: The First Step in Your Privacy Journey

“Convenience” is something I’ve seen many privacy advocates overlook or give little credence to.

34. 10 Secure Online Applications in 2021: No More Spy Spps and Hacker Attacks

A selection of programs for online privacy. All of them will help you not to fall prey to hackers and keep your data safe.

35. Security Trends in 2023 That Need Your Attention

2022 saw a plethora of new, innovative cyber threats, and in order to keep your cybersecurity up to date and be prepared for what’s coming in 2023

36. Facebook and Anti-Abortion Clinics Have Your Info

Facebook is collecting ultrasensitive personal data about abortion seekers and enabling anti-abortion organizations to use that data

37. Internet Privacy Tools for 2019

Updated - 01/13/20

38. What Is a VPN and What Are Its Alternatives?

Are VPNs really essential for an average user in 2021? Read on to find out about common issues with VPNs, as well as possible alternatives to them.

39. 8 Tips for Safe Online Shopping this Holiday Season

The holiday shopping season really gets underway when it's the end of the year and online shopping continues to rise and rise in popularity.

40. Why a Privacy-First Ad Approach Promises a Better Future for All

A privacy-driven future is coming. Is your ad business ready?

41. How to buy Crypton (CRP) Utopia P2P project cryptocurrency?

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42. How Can You Minimize Your Online Footprint

You may be shocked to find out what information is available about you and how it could be used. Here are steps you can take to minimize your online footprint.

43. The Unsettling Rise of Internet Censorship Around the World

To those in the West, internet censorship is often thought of as something that happens ‘elsewhere’ - China or other despotic authoritarian regimes. But increasingly overbearing government regulations have begun to threaten internet freedoms in the West too.

44. How Fintech Companies Can Protect Data Privacy While Onboarding

Taking advantage of these insights can empower fintechs to locate and approve new customers while mitigating friction and streamlining the customer journey.

45. Mechanism of Password Protection

While there are security risks associated with the use of password protection, it is very important to know that there have been cases of stolen passwords.

46. Re-thinking Digital Advertising in a User-First World

In order to start making money, user data started being used to serve ads. It was used to predict our future behaviors in order to predict which ads to serve.

47. Personal Online Security: How to Stay Safe Online

Every individual or organization must be mindful of securing their online data. Online security is essential for better online data privacy and security.

48. What are the Cypherpunks Fighting For?

Cypherpunks hold an ideology that states that privacy is an essential component of freedom and without privacy, one cannot have true freedom of speech.

49. The "Anonymous LLC" and The Perpetual Pursuit for Privacy Protection

No matter the size of the enterprise or number of employees, there are a number of reasons one might prefer to keep their business ownership private.

50. Google Analytics & Privacy: Why Does it Matter?

If you're running a website with Google Analytics installed, you may be wondering how it affects the privacy of your website's visitors. There's a growing distrust towards the digital advertising sector but what are the actual issues besides calling out 'creepy' ads? Let's discuss the wider ethical questions around personal data collection and digital targeting.

51. How Does a VPN Work to Protect Your Privacy?

VPNs secure your online activity. In this article, you can learn what the best VPN protocol is, how AES-256 encryption works, and what VPNs really protect from.

52. How Geofence Warrants Are Affecting The Legal System

Geofencing itself simply means drawing a virtual border around a predefined geographical area. Data can then be gathered on users who enter that area.

53. Long "Unbiased" VPN Reviews That Give You The Short End of the Stick [Deep Dive]

There's a massive problem in the privacy world. Websites, social media accounts, and other platforms are constantly popping up out of nowhere, telling you to buy The Greatest Service Ever in order to solve all your privacy woes, whatever that may be. These websites often employ marketing teams to make sure their "reviews" are what you see first when you begin your research. Some of them are even operated by VPN providers themselves, operating under anonymous business entities to hide their bias, or doing it right out in the open, hoping you'll mistake their advertising-filled press releases and blogs as insider knowledge of the VPN space.

54. Is the Data We Share with Pay Apps Private at all

Using a payment app of any kind, no matter how privacy-preserving it is, always introduces a middleman: an agent that uses data to execute a demand.

55. Healthcare Tech is Out-Of-Date: Identity Access Management Can Revive The Old-School System

Healthcare professionals are still using paper-based systems in order to track and maintain patient records. That's where Identity Access Management can help.

56. New-Age Threats to Your Online Privacy and Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity seems like a never-ending journey: you patch one flaw, another appears. You download one top-notch security tool, and soon realize that it is no longer enough.

57. Our Social Media is Broken & No One Knows How to Fix It

While I sit down to write, like any procrastinating writer of our times, I look for excuses that will keep me from the task at hand. It could be the windows and the weather (perhaps I need a pullover) or the more modern version of it – social media.

58. Personal Data Protection: Mission Impossible?

4.1 user billion records exposed in the first half of 2019: how’s that for data protection?

59. 4 Important Web Security Tools During Privacy Crisis

You probably use the web every single day. And a growing concern among every single web user whether or not their information—their identity, banking information, or what they’re browsing—is being tracked by eyes other than their own. And it’s not just hacking threats that we’re all concerned about. Our private information is a billion-dollar goldmine to companies like Facebook, Google, and Amazon, who are stockpiling our data for their own lucrative purposes.

60. Zoom, Keybase and Future of Messaging

Today Zoom acquired Keybase. It came as a shock to me at first; but, it shouldn't surprise us.

61. Warrant Canaries, Audits, and Linux-based Protocols Shake Up VPNs

Over the past few years, VPNs have become a vital cog in the world of online privacy. Whether you’re looking to safeguard your data, browse anonymously, or simply bypass internet restrictions, there is so much more that VPNs can offer.

62. Have Your Privacy Cake on Android and Eat it Too

How to set up your Android phone to provide ultimate privacy while also letting you use the latest applications.

63. Three Pillars of Online Defense: How to Stay Safe (and Productive) Online

The article examines three crucial (and simple) ways to protect yourself online, and how to choose an effective service for the job.

64. How Much Exactly are Podcasts Able to Track us

Traditionally, the podcast ecosystem has been tracking-resistant, in part because podcasters release their shows through RSS, free technology dating back to '99

65. Protecting Your Online Privacy: 7 Simple Steps You Can Take Today

What people wish to share is their prerogative, yet to unconsciously give away your private information is very different to making an active choice.

66. Artificial Intelligence and Online Privacy: Blessing and a Curse

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a beautiful piece of technology made to seamlessly augment our everyday experience. It is widely utilized in everything starting from marketing to even traffic light moderation in cities like Pittsburg. However, swords have two edges and the AI is no different. There are a fair number of upsides as well as downsides that follow such technological advancements.

67. "AI is a Distraction" — Interview with Harry Halpin; CEO of NYM

During Hackers Congress Paralelni Polis (HCPP), I had a chance to interview Harry Halpin on AI, surveillance, collective intelligence and his latest project NYM.

68. What Personal Details Are You Sharing Without Knowing?

Unless you have changed your web browser default settings it is quite likely you are leaking personal details as you move around online. But just how much?

69. What Exactly Is Browser Security and Why Does It Matter So Much

With an approximate of over 4.33 billion users globally, the internet first blossomed into a phenomenon the world could not get enough of and has now transformed itself into a necessity, around which the core of our modern lives revolve.

70. Addressing Digital Harassment of Women in Remote Working Conditions

Covid-19 has brought out the worst in us, with an increase in reported incidents of cyberbullying and harassment online. The cases have expanded from social media to a newly adopted “Remote-working” environment.

71. How to Protect Your Digital Identity

One of the biggest challenges we netizens encounter is defending freedom and human rights on the internet.

72. The KonMari Method for Your Digital Footprint: How to Clean up Your Digital Clutter Like Marie Kondo

It's impossible to leave ZERO digital footprints unless you are offline and live in a cave. Luckily, there're easy-to-do steps to clean up your digital clutter.

73. 10 Cybersecurity Tips Everyone Should Follow

In a world where everything is connected to the internet, and yes I mean everything (NSFW), the threat of being hacked is always present. The most recent notable security leak was with Robinhood.

74. How online players can secure their privacy while gaming & streaming?

Ever wondered what would happen if someone ransacks your Steam account and leaves the inventory empty?

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