Why the IRS wants you to log in with a video selfie
The IRS will soon require taxpayers to use facial recognition to access their online accounts. Users will need to submit a combination of documents and even a video selfie to…
The Ultimate Guide on How to Stay Safe on the Dark Web
The Dark Web is just like the early Internet, one of the greatest inventions of our generation. We depend upon it for a wide range of daily tasks. Whether you…
An equity firm is amassing companies that collect data on America’s kids
Over the past six years, a little-known private equity firm, Vista Equity Partners, has built an educational software empire that wields unseen influence over the educational journeys of tens…
What do your Smart Devices know about your Smart Home?
There is an old gag from the 1980's called the "Russian Reversal" that talked about life in the Soviet Union. One popular form of this used to go, "In Soviet Russia Television watches you."
Using the IPFire URL Filter Configuration
This is a simple video walk-through of the IPFire URL Filter Configuration in the new IPFire/AMENDMENT1 downloadable image file. IPFire is a great OS that we have been experimenting with…
SSSS Code: What to Know If It Shows Up on Your Boarding Pass
The mysterious SSSS code means a passenger is flagged for additional—and sometimes invasive—TSA screening. For travelers lucky enough not to know, SSSS stands for Secondary Security Screening Selection. It’s the…
Safari bug leaks your Google account info, browsing history
There's a problem with the implementation of the IndexedDB API in Safari's WebKit engine, which could result in leaking browsing activity in real-time and even user identities to anyone exploiting…
Slackware 15 RC2 Install and Review
Slackware 15 RC2 was released not long after we posted a quick review and installation how-to for RC1. In our experience with the installation process nothing has changed since RC1…
How to Stop Getting So Many Spam Text Messages
With every leap we take in furthering breakthroughs in communication, it seems like there's always a way for unwanted solicitations to work their way into our day. From junk mail…
Are Apple AirTags Being Used to Track People and Steal Cars?
Free Registration Required. From the Article: On a Sunday night in September, Ashley Estrada was at a friend’s home in Los Angeles when she received a strange notification on her…