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The best Bluetooth trackers you can buy: Expert recommended

From backpacks to keychains, the best Bluetooth trackers make it easy to keep tabs on your essentials during the busy back-to-school season.

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Hide.me VPN review: A reliable free VPN for beginners
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Best Amazon Fire TV Stick VPNs 2025: Turn your streaming libraries global with our top picks
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The best password managers for businesses: Expert tested
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1.1M insurance customers were exposed in a data breach - here's what to know
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The best Bluetooth trackers you can buy: Expert recommended

From backpacks to keychains, the best Bluetooth trackers make it easy to keep tabs on your essentials during the busy back-to-school season.
1 hour ago by Kerry Wan in Mobile Accessories
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Hide.me VPN review: A reliable free VPN for beginners

Hide.me offers a strong free VPN service, but has some drawbacks. Here's what to know, based on my testing.
10 hours ago by Kennedy Otieno in VPN
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Best Amazon Fire TV Stick VPNs 2025: Turn your streaming libraries global with our top picks

If you're looking for an Amazon Fire TV Stick VPN compatible with your smart TV and able to circumvent streaming library restrictions, check out my favorite VPNs for the job -- tested and ranked.
11 hours ago by Charlie Osborne in VPN
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The best password managers for businesses: Expert tested

A password management tool helps organizations ensure their networks, systems, and data remain secure. We tested the best password managers for business on the market to help you choose.
12 hours ago by Charlie Osborne in Security
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1.1M insurance customers were exposed in a data breach - here's what to know

Farmers Insurance is advising affected customers to "remain vigilant."
23 hours ago by Artie Beaty in Security
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The one-click Linux app I use for instant online anonymity

If you want anonymity and security on Linux, you should consider using the Tor network, and this simple app makes that easy.
1 day ago by Jack Wallen in Linux
Eufy Security E10 Smart Display

Finally, my ultimate smart home setup is complete thanks to this display gadget

If you own a Eufy security system, the Security E10 smart display is a natural companion - offering handy features that enhance your setup.
1 day ago by Maria Diaz in Home Security
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You should update your iPhone, iPad, and Mac ASAP to fix this dangerous security flaw

Apple warns that the flaw might have already been exploited in an 'extremely sophisticated attack' targeting specific individuals.
2 days ago by Lance Whitney in iOS
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The best password managers for families in 2025

This back-to-school season, set your family up for privacy and security success with a password manager. I tested lots of password management tools to help you choose the best fit for your family.
2 days ago by Emily Long in Security
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Arch Linux remains under attack as DDoS enters week 2 - here's a workaround

Something mysterious is happening to the popular Linux distro's website. Here's what we know so far.
5 days ago by Steven Vaughan-Nichols in Enterprise Software
Is Meta scanning your camera roll? How to check and turn it off - right now

Meta might be secretly scanning your phone's camera roll - how to check and turn it off

Some Facebook users have noticed new settings that let Meta analyze and retain your phone's photos. Yes, you read that right.
5 days ago by Elyse Betters Picaro in Security
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Outdated IT help desks are holding businesses back - but there is a solution

From security risks to inefficiency, legacy IT systems are falling short, Aberdeen Research shows. Here's how cloud-based help desk and IT support systems can help.
5 days ago by Jim Rapoza in Cloud
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The best smart TV VPNs of 2025: Unlock content libraries worldwide with our top picks

ZDNET's favorite smart TV VPNs let you kick back and enjoy content worldwide, providing speedy, secure streaming and a little more privacy.
5 days ago by Charlie Osborne in VPN
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Perplexity's Comet AI browser could expose your data to attackers - here's how

An attacker could use prompt injection to include malicious commands with your own prompts, says Brave, potentially gaining access to your personal data.
5 days ago by Lance Whitney in Artificial Intelligence
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How VPNs are helping people evade increased censorship - and much more

Nord Security executives discuss the expanding role of VPNs in light of new government censorship efforts - and how the company is preparing for the future.
6 days ago by Charlie Osborne in VPN
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