Osman

I like to think about the impact that the internet has on humanity. In my free time, I'm wolfing down pasta.

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content delivery networks explained
3 mins

What is a content delivery network? Find out the benefits and...

If you want to improve your website’s performance, using a CDN is an obvious choice. Here’s why.
mental health app privacy issues
5 mins

What your mental health app reveals to big tech

Apps to help with stress, anxiety, and substance abuse are exploding in popularity. But are they giving away your privacy?
just surveilling the police won't prevent violence
5 mins

We need more than surveillance to prevent police violence

Citizens subconsciously modify their behavior in the presence of surveillance devices. Unfortunately, it doesn’t seem to have the same effect on law enforcement.
facebook says its future in europe is unclear
3 mins

Facebook: Our future in Europe is unclear

The social media giant says it doesn’t know how it will cope with the EU’s new data-transfer rules. But to observers, it’s inconceivable that the company will quit Europe.
dark web arrests
3 mins

A huge drug bust raises questions about dark web anonymity

Working under Operation DisrupTor, law enforcement in nine countries arrested 179 people in connection with the sales of illegal goods.
uk police says uber shares it data with them
1 min

Why UK police love Uber: The company shares its data with...

The ride-sharing company uses passenger and driver data to help law enforcement.
ransomware attack germany
2 mins

A ransomware attack on a hospital has caused a woman’s death

The attack crippled the IT systems of a local hospital in Düsseldorf, causing it to shut down its emergency facilities and divert patients elsewhere.
Venetian mask over a computer window.
6 mins

5 ways to hide your browsing history from ISPs

Whether you like it or not, your internet activity must first pass through your internet service provider (ISP) before...
And eye with a dollar sign.
5 mins

Surveillance capitalism: How every ‘like’ adds to your data for sale

Many of the technology services we use daily are free. But we’re paying for them in ways you might not have considered.
Tesla logo on a heart.
2 mins

How a Tesla employee saved the company from a ransomware attack

A Russian hacker has been indicted in a case alleging that he attempted to bribe the employee, who instead assisted in an FBI sting operation.

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