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The Silent Aftermath: How Cyber Crimes Are Fueling a Mental Health Crisis

It’s not often that "mental health" comes up when you think about the aftermath of a cybercrime on an individual.

KOSA 101: Both sides of the Coin

Kosa is firing people up– but not for partisan reasons. It’s a complicated argument, but we help you break it down.

Tech Policy Elements That Will Be on the 2024 Ballot

We break down what Kamala Harris an Donald Trump’s records with tech policy issues are ahead of the 2024 U.S. presidential election

The Role of Media Literacy in Combating Misinformation

By enhancing media literacy, individuals can become more discerning consumers of information, reducing the impact of misinformation on socie

Disinformation vs. Misinformation: Understanding the Key Differences and Their Impact

Learn the difference between disinformation and misinformation, and how to recognize and protect yourself from false information online.

Creating a Personal Security Plan: Steps to Protect Yourself and Your Information

Build a security plan to protect against cyber threats. Secure your data with key strategies like Wi-Fi protection, MFA, and software update

Detecting AI-Generated Images: A Guide for Social Media Users

In today's world, social media images are often AI-generated. Learn tips to identify and discern authenticity.

How to Stay Safe While Shopping Online: Essential Tips for Cybersecurity

Online shopping is convenient but risky. Learn practical tips for secure shopping.

How to Securely Use Social Media

Learn essential strategies to protect your personal information on social media, from strong passwords to privacy settings and more.

How to Spot a Dark Patterns

Learn to identify and protect yourself from dark patterns—manipulative design tactics that trick you into unwanted decisions online.

5 Tips for Navigating Social Media During Times of Crisis

Manage social media overwhelm during crises with critical consumption, awareness of echo chambers, and secure actions.

Sites To Help You Verify The News

Combat misinformation with trusted fact-checking websites to stay informed and preserve democracy.

How to Turn Off Automatic Location Services on iOS and Android (and Why)

Learn how to disable automatic location services on your devices and understand the security and privacy benefits.

How Deep Fakes Impact Democracy

Deepfakes undermine democracy by spreading misinformation, distorting political discourse, and threatening election integrity.

How AI Impacts Security

Explore how AI enhances security through proactive threat detection, efficiency, and adaptability, while addressing its challenges.

Questions To Ask If You Click A Phishing Email

Learn immediate steps to take and questions to ask AI if you've clicked on a phishing email.

What to Do if You Get Hacked | A Comprehensive Guide 

Learn how to respond effectively if you get hacked, with steps to secure personal, financial, and social media information.

Navigating Being Doxxed: A Guide for Girls

Learn how to protect yourself and navigate the challenges of being doxxed with practical steps and essential resources.

How to Detect a Deepfake | Election Edition

Learn to spot deepfakes during election season with tips to identify digitally altered videos and protect yourself from disinformation.

How to Detect a Deepfake

Learn how to spot deepfakes and protect yourself from deceptive videos in today's sophisticated digital landscape.

How to Donate Securely to Causes You Care About

Learn how to protect yourself from charity scams and donate securely to causes you care about.

How Do I Keep My Parents Safe Online?

As digital natives, it's our responsibility to educate our older family members about online safety and protect them from becoming cybercrim

Why You Need Two-Step Authentication

Discover the importance of two-factor authentication in protecting your online accounts from sophisticated cyber criminals.

How to Prepare for an Internet Outage

Learn about the potential causes of internet outages and discover practical steps to prepare for and minimize the impact of such events.

How to Set Up a Virtual Private Network (VPN) on Your Phone and Computer

Learn how to set up a VPN on your mobile devices (iPhone and Android) and computers (Windows 10, Mac OS, and Chrome OS) to secure your data.

How to Pick Your Virtual Private Network (VPN) - with Recommendations!

VPNs protect your data on public Wi-Fi and from ISPs. Learn how they work, factors to consider when choosing one, and our top recommendation

What is Phishing? (And How to Spot a Phish)

Learn what phishing is, how to spot phishing attempts, and where to report these scams to protect yourself and others from cyber criminals.

The Lazy Person's Guide to Staying Safe Online

Stay safe online without the hassle! Learn the lazy person's guide to online security, featuring password managers, automatic updates, and m

What is Social Engineering?

Social engineering is when cybercriminals trick people into giving up personal info. Learn how it works and tips to protect yourself.

Cultivating a Mindful Relationship with Your Devices

Learn how to cultivate a mindful relationship with your digital devices through simple practices like decluttering, setting limits, and taki

How to Delete Your Data From Data Brokers

Learn how to reclaim control over your digital privacy with practical steps and consumer protection laws.

What To Do If Your Social Media Gets Hacked

Here's everything should do after your account gets hacked, from start to finish.

Wifi Can See Through Walls Now

You heard that right— WiFi can see through walls. Stay ahead by securing your at home network.

How To Navigate Viral Moments

Embrace viral moments with preparedness & purpose! Our journey taught us to inspire change & stay true to our values.

Incogni

Remove yourself from data brokers' lists so they stop selling your personal information. Delete your personal information on the internet that data brokers hold. Don't get sold.

DataGrade

The team at DataGrade has created report cards for the internet. Leverage their database to look into the companies you use and better understand risk.

The Social Dilemma

This documentary-drama hybrid explores the dangerous human impact of social networking, with tech experts sounding the alarm on their own creations.

The Age Surveillance Capitalism

The challenges to humanity posed by the digital future, the first detailed examination of the unprecedented form of power called "surveillance capitalism," and the quest by powerful corporations to predict and control our behavior.

Future Crimes

Technological advances have benefited our world in immeasurable ways, but there is an ominous flip side: our technology can be turned against us. And just over the horizon is a tidal wave of scientific progress that will leave our heads spinning—from implantable medical devices to drones and 3-D printers, all of which can be hacked, with disastrous consequences.

Race After Technology

From everyday apps to complex algorithms, Ruha Benjamin cuts through tech-industry hype to understand how emerging technologies can reinforce White supremacy and deepen social inequity.

Algorithms of Oppression

A revealing look at how negative biases against women of color are embedded in search engine results and algorithms

Weapons of Math Destruction

A former Wall Street quant sounds an alarm on the mathematical models that pervade modern life — and threaten to rip apart our social fabric

Targeted

The Cambridge Analytica Whistleblower's Inside Story of How Big Data, Trump, and Facebook Broke Democracy and How It Can Happen Again

IAPP

Policy neutral, we are the world's largest information privacy organization.

The Great Hack

Explore how a data company named Cambridge Analytica came to symbolize the dark side of social media in the wake of the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

Enemy of the State

A lawyer goes on the run after he is given a video tying a National Security Agency official to a murder.

Fight for the Future

Fight for the Future is a non-profit organization whose mission is to ensure that the web continues to hold freedom of expression and creativity at its core.

Privacy Badger

Privacy Badger is a browser add-on that stops advertisers and other third-party trackers from secretly tracking where you go and what pages you look at on the web.

Electronic Frontier Foundation

Founded in 1990, EFF champions user privacy, free expression, and innovation through impact litigation, policy analysis, grassroots activism, and technology development.

Mozilla - Privacy Not Included

*Privacy Not Included is a shopping companion to help consumers identify Internet-connected products that meet their privacy and security needs.
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