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Popularity of LEO Privacy Guard

Introduction Leomaster is an internet service provider that links users around the world to enhanced mobile online surfing. Kevin Zhang founded the company in 2014 and it currently operates in San Francisco, Shenzhen, Beijing, Honk Kong and India. The name LEO comes from a phrase (Link Everything Online). The company’s flagship product is LEO Privacy […]

guest
20 October, 2015
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Internet

SEOs Strike Out as Google Encrypts

Google’s recent announcement has created a fuss among the companies related with third party advertisement and SEOs. As per Google, they will now ‘encrypt’ the searches the ‘logged in’ members make, in the name of ‘privacy’. That means if right now you are using any Google services like Gmail or Google+ and you goggle a […]

guest
24 April, 2015
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Apps Security

Take Messaging to a New Level With QUICKIE

In case you are an avid reader of TechnoFAQ, you might think that this is a mistake and we are reviewing the same app twice – but, in fact, we are not. Quickie has previously been reviewed here, but today we are bringing QUICKIE, an entirely different app. Despite being different apps, they are very […]

diogocosta
11 March, 2015
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Apps Security

Meet Quickie, the Messaging App That Respects Your Privacy

Privacy has been a concern for a long time, but since the NSA/Snowden scandal, it went over the roof and (rightfully so) took a whole new and huge dimension. Along the way, other news started to surface, reporting that other services like Facebook or Gmail were also snooping through users’ personal and private information. With […]

diogocosta
7 March, 2015
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Internet

Why You Need a VPN Right Now

You may have heard about virtual private networks (VPNs) but never really considered opting for one. With the internet the way it is today, it is something you seriously need to consider. After all, there is no such thing as privacy, even with just a simple search query. VPNs can help you in many other […]

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4 September, 2014
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Internet Open source

Chat anonymously and serverlessly with Torsion (Ricochet)

Update (20 October 2014): The Torsion project was renamed to Ricochet in June 2014. Since the article and the interview happened prior to renaming, this post references the project using its older name. It is advisable to substitute “torsion” with “ricochet” in commands listed in this post and wherever applicable. Privacy on the Internet is […]

sunit
7 June, 2014
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Internet

All facts are not worth publishing on Facebook

Facebook has united more than one billion people and the number is still growing! It means that your personal material from Facebook can be seen by your parents, children and colleagues and for them it will be really curious to see your new photos from the last party. That’s why you should pay great attention […]