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8 ways to protect your digital privacy in era of hacking and public shaming

Password management software is best defense against phishing attack: EFF technologist Jacob Hoffman

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Julia Angwin | ProPublica
Every January, I do a digital tune-up, cleaning up my privacy settings, updating my software and generally trying to upgrade my security. This year, the task feels particularly urgent as we face a a world with unprecedented threats to our digital safety.
We are living in an era of widespread hacking and public shaming. Don't like your political rivals? Beg Russia to hack them, and their emails mysteriously show up on Wikileaks. Don't like your ex-spouse? Post a revenge porn video. Don't like your video game opponents? Find their address online and send a SWAT team to their door.
And, of course, the

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