“FOMO” — or “Fear Of Missing Out” — is an ugly social motivator. As an introvert it’s caused me to overextend myself on many an occasion, and its generally considered a negative impact on our mental health. I propose that it’s time we name and discuss its grotesque younger brother…

According to the CDC, 13.7% of Americans smoked cigarettes as of November 2019. Officials have made it more than obvious that smoking tobacco is addictive and dangerous. Quitting isn’t easy. The human body develops a tolerance and a dependence on nicotine (and other addictive substances in cigarettes put there by…

“Security Updates” aren’t just your device manufacturer’s way of having fun: they’re important. They send updates in response to security issues they find in their software, and even sometimes to send software fixes for problems with hardware. Updates are sometimes set to run by themselves. You should still check to…

Your information is, at its most basic, yours. This article isn’t about how to keep someone else from getting it, it’s about how to keep it available to you. Backing up your devices is important. If you have a device get stolen, break, crash, or mysteriously get thrown through…

Phishing is the practice by scammers to get access to your information or your computer, usually using email. Phishing scams are varied, cheap, and powerful: 80% of reported security incidents are caused by phishing. Every. Email. Is. Potential. Phishing. Every single one. It doesn’t matter if it’s from your boss…

And Why Is It Important To Me? — Open Source Information is information that is available to anyone on the internet. If you’ve ever “google’d yourself” you’ve accessed the open source information available on you. It can be a bit creepy, finding out exactly what information about you is available for anyone to see. …

To “Google” something simply means that you’re looking it up on the internet. Google has created a digital empire that’s synonymous with internet use in general. Google’s algorithm has the ability to control what we see and, arguably, what we think, which is a little bit terrifying. There are ways…

BAT, or “basic attention token” is a cryptocurrency that Brave Browser gives you for viewing ads. The ads are anonymous, they’re unobtrusive, and they’re simple.

You get it. Privacy is important, and everyone is collecting your data. Brave browser keeps the websites you visit from getting every ounce of info from you that they can, but that’s not enough But did you know there’s another way that companies can snoop into what you’re doing online? …