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Why cybercriminals love dormant online accounts and how to lock them down

Old online accounts are easy to forget. You may still have accounts for shopping sites, old email providers, gaming platforms, job boards, social apps, travel sites, forums, cloud tools, or services you tried once and never used again. Cybercriminals love those dormant accounts because nobody is watching them. A dormant account can still hold personal […]

Stop being Google’s data mine: why private search engines are your digital privacy game-changer in 2026

Every search you type into Google is a breadcrumb trail. Google doesn’t just answer your questions—it collects them, catalogs them, and uses them to build a psychological profile of who you are. Your search history reveals what you’re anxious about, what you’re curious about, what you’re ashamed of, and what you might buy next. If […]

How AI-powered browser extensions can put your privacy at risk

AI browser extensions can feel like magic. They summarize articles, rewrite emails, compare prices, transcribe meetings, and bring chatbot help directly into your browser. But that convenience comes with a privacy tradeoff: some extensions may need access to the very pages, text, and data you are trying to protect. Why are AI browser extensions risky? […]

Be picky with Chrome extensions: How to avoid risky add-ons, spyware, and browsing-data theft

Chrome extensions can be incredibly useful, but they also sit inside the same browser you use for email, banking, shopping, work, and passwords, which means a bad extension can have a lot more power than most people realize. Google says extensions may request access to your data, and OWASP warns that browser extensions can create […]

Should you sign in with your Google account? A smarter way to reduce passwords and protect your personal information

Using “Sign in with Google” is one of the easiest ways to create an account without filling out another long registration form or inventing yet another password. Google says this option lets people sign in to third-party apps and websites with the trusted security of a Google Account while reducing dependence on passwords. That convenience […]

Sign in with Google or Facebook? Enable two-factor authentication immediately

Using your Google or Facebook account to sign in to websites and apps is incredibly convenient. Instead of creating a new username and password every time, you can simply click “Continue with Google” or “Continue with Facebook” and get instant access. But there’s a catch. When you use a Google or Facebook account as your […]