Category Archives: News
What is Search Encrypt? Why Should You Use A Private Search Engine?
Search Encrypt is a privacy based search engine. It is built with privacy-by-design, which means it was made to emphasize user privacy. We want our private search engine to provide great search results, without compromising our user’s information. Search Encrypt helps you search the
What is Search Neutrality? Is Your Search Engine Biased?
Search neutrality is the idea that a search engine does not limit or influence a person’s ability to access information on the internet. The search engine market is very one sided with just a couple companies controlling the entire market. “Search neutrality is a principle that search engines should
Apple Improves User Data Privacy in New App Store Guidelines
Apple released new App Store Guidelines earlier this week. The new guidelines focus heavily on the importance of transparency into the functions of the apps and privacy for users and their data. Apps must make their purpose very obvious and clear for users. This
Why Apple CEO Tim Cook Can Be So Outspoken About Privacy, but Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook Can’t
Following Facebook’s data scandal earlier in 2018, Apple’s CEO Tim Cook has been outspoken about how much he and his company value privacy. In a 2015 interview with NPR, Cook said, “We see that privacy is a fundamental human right that people have. We
Facebook Answers Requests for Transparency
Facebook is responding to consumers asking the company to be more transparent about the inner workings of its products. The social media giant has had “Community Standards” that govern which content is allowed on Facebook, and what gets taken down. It was not until
Facebook is Adding New Privacy Products, But Will They Actually Help?
After Facebook’s recent data scandal, the public and lawmakers have urged the company to improve its data practices and make privacy more of a priority. As a result, Facebook has undergone a major executive reorganization. Most notably it created a new team focused solely
How Much Do People Trust Social Media and Other Tech Companies?
People use websites like Google, Amazon and Facebook daily, but how much do they trust these platforms? Consumer trust of social media companies and other tech companies is shifting following the Cambridge Analytica scandal. The recent Facebook data scandals have made people more skeptical
Privacy Issues with The Internet’s Most Popular Websites
Many of the websites that millions of people visit every day collect data about their visitors. This puts both the websites and the users at risk of losing their data to some unwanted third party. Beyond a hack or data breach, how these websites
Gmail’s New “Confidential Mode” Is Not Confidential
Google revealed earlier this week that it’s launching an updated Gmail design. The new Gmail will offer new features like “Snooze” and “Smart Reply”. Also included is a newly added “Confidential Mode”. With Confidential Mode, users can control if the message can be forwarded,
Firefox for iOS Adds Tracking Protection By Default
Mozilla first added tracking protection to its iOS browser in September of 2017. The tracker blocking was automatic with Private Browsing mode, but was an option in normal browsing. Firefox’s latest update enables the tracker protection by default. This change is big for Firefox
