Apple uses many powerful encryption methods to protect the contents of its users’ devices. Following recent headlines regarding Facebook and Google’s privacy issues, Apple has been outspoken about the importance of privacy and how Apple makes your privacy a priority. Marketing messages from Apple have been heavy on privacy as the company looks to distance…
One of the outcomes of computers being involved in the majority of our transactions, is the opportunity for data collection about the transaction and about the parties involved. Unfortunately, the tracking capabilities websites and other internet services use have grown tremendously from that point. Surveillance capitalism refers to the business of collecting user data through…
Search Encrypt and DuckDuckGo are both “private search engines”. Both Search Encrypt and DuckDuckGo work to minimize tracking on the internet. There is a key privacy issue that we found with DuckDuckGo that Search Encrypt solves. We’ve discussed encryption before, and Search Encrypt is serious about it (encryption is in our name). By using advanced…
The general perception of search engines is that they are empty boxes for you to type in any question in the world without any later consequences or repercussions. Unfortunately, this isn’t reality. Searching the internet reliably and privately requires a bit of know-how. Many search engines, large and small, keep logs of users’ search terms.…
October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM). The National Cyber Security Alliance and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security launched NCSAM in 2004 in an effort to give Americans the resources they need to stay safer on the internet. Popular Topics in Cybersecurity for 2018 The National Cyber Security Alliance is addressing some of the…
Contents: What is Search Encrypt? What is a Private Search Engine? 5 Ways Search Encrypt Protects You How Does Search Encrypt Work Internet Search Engine Search Encrypt Browser Extension Why You Should Use A Private Search Engine Data Profiles Get Used Against You Which Private Search Engines are The Best? Private Search Engine Browser Extensions…
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 have no editorial policies other than that their results be comprehensive, impartial and…
Michael Veale, a privacy researcher at University College London, sparked an investigation into Twitter and how it tracks users when they click on its shortened (t.co) links. When Veale requested all the information Twitter has stored about him, Twitter did not include the information it gathered from it’s t.co URL-shortening system. Under GDPR, EU citizens,…
Our search engine has changed a lot in the past year. We’ve made more improvements recently that will help you find exactly what you’re looking for online. Look for more changes coming in the future to improve our search engine’s privacy and usability. Our latest change is to our video feed. Let us know what…
Facebook is getting battered for recent news involving Cambridge Analytica’s use of Facebook user data. The company’s stock price (FB) fell around 11-percent as a result, in which the company lost more value than Tesla’s entire market cap! The privacy concerns that have existed on the fringes of the internet forever, finally made their way…
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, copied, downloaded or printed. Engadget reported that Gmail’s restrictions will “probably…
Your web searches seem private…until they aren’t. If someone needs to borrow your computer, even if it’s just to send an email, you could find yourself in an uncomfortable situation. If you are shopping for a gift, or planning a surprise for a friend, the secret could be ruined if your past searches show up…
