Kim Key
Tech Writer at PCMag
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6 days ago |
pcmag.com | Kim Key
If you're on the road, Wi-Fi hotspots in airports, cafes, hotels, and other liminal spaces are a huge boon. You can chat with family and friends, watch a movie, or stave off boredom with a quick social media doomscroll. Unfortunately, those hotspots are also a boon to crooks. They monitor open Wi-Fi networks, looking for people accessing unencrypted websites or apps, and then scoop up your data for their own purposes. A VPN can help you avoid that kind of unwanted attention while you travel.
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2 weeks ago |
pcmag.com | Kim Key
Another spam tsunami hit my inbox, so I went sleuthing. Here's how I traced the breach—and you can too. (Credit: PCMag Composite by Cole Kan | Image Credit: alengo, s-cphoto via Getty Images) I loved email. It was the perfect kinda-personal-but-boundary-affirming way to keep in touch.
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2 weeks ago |
uk.pcmag.com | Max Eddy |Kim Key |Justyn Newman
On the internet, nobody knows you're a dog—or a bear. That used to be the case, anyhow. These days, advertisers, corporations, and governments know a lot about you. Using a VPN makes it harder for spies, your ISP, and advertisers to track you online. Among the best VPNs we've tested is TunnelBear VPN, a surprisingly whimsical app bursting with design charm. More importantly, it has an outstanding position on transparency and consumer privacy, and it offers unlimited simultaneous connections.
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3 weeks ago |
pcmag.com | Kim Key
Parenting in the internet age ain't easy. I've been reviewing security and data privacy tools for years, and here's my advice for preparing your children for the potential dangers they'll face online. (Credit: Jeffrey Hazelwood/PCMag Composite; ljubaphoto/via GettyImages) You may remember life before the internet, but your kids don't. To them, internet access is as ubiquitous as fresh air—and nearly as important.
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1 month ago |
me.pcmag.com | Kim Key
If you share online accounts with family members or you and your friends cut costs by sharing streaming services, you need to secure those accounts with a password that's accessible to everyone you trust. We recommend not sharing passwords with other people very often, but the right password manager can make sending credentials a lot safer with very little effort on your part.
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