Christian Stewart
Hacker Noon
Kansas City, MO, United States
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What is an API? –
If you spend time around software or internet tools you’ve likely heard the term “API”. API stands for “ application programming interface”. There are tons of APIs available online for software… → Read More
DuckDuckGo’s Unique Features
In DuckDuckGo’s earlier days, it was regarded as a “stripped-down” version of Google. Privacy advocates were becoming concerned with Google’s long list of other services besides its search engine… → Read More
Snapchat Security Analysis –
Snapchat has over 300 million active monthly users. It’s extremely popular with younger people. The platform lets users of all ages share photo, video and text messages. Many of these messages… → Read More
Why All US States Need Privacy Laws Like California Consumer Privacy Act
In June 2018 California passed the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The act requires large companies that collect data from more than 50,000 individuals per year, and that have more than $25… → Read More
Do You Really Need Privacy?
One of the first steps to making people care about their privacy is explaining just how little privacy they actually have. While someone may be fine with letting a website view their IP address, if… → Read More
10 Reasons To Consider a Search Engine Alternative to Google
If you’re using Google as your only search engine, it’s time for you to search for a new search engine. You, like most people, have probably developed quite the Google habit over the years. It’s been… → Read More
What is the Best Free Privacy Software?
Free and open source tools are the most trusted and respected privacy tools available. Since anyone can view the source code behind them, these tools are held to a higher standard than private and… → Read More
What The Heck, Google (Part 4) –
So these articles just keep becoming easier and easier to write. Every week there’s a new claim against Google and how it is letting its users down. I came across this post on Reddit earlier today… → Read More
8 Smart Ways To Maintain Your Digital Privacy –
Regardless of how you use the internet, it’s nearly guaranteed that you are being tracked in some way. → Read More
Making Privacy Practical — Search Encrypt –
If you’re a long time user of the internet, you probably remember the “old days” of search engines, when finding a relevant answer to your query often took some searching and researching. Luckily… → Read More
How To Browse The Internet Safely –
You may think that spyware and other malicious actors on the internet only lurk on shady websites that you would never end up on. It turns out that spyware, software that steals your private data… → Read More
Alternative Private Search Engines to DuckDuckGo –
When it comes to private search engines, DuckDuckGo is by far the most popular. If someone has heard of one private search engine, it is probably DuckDuckGo. It began in 2008, and has been growing… → Read More
Facebook is Adding New Privacy Products, But Will They Actually Help?
After Facebook’s recent data scandal, the public and lawmakers have urged the company to improve its data practices and make privacy more of a priority. As a result, Facebook has undergone a major… → Read More
Why Facebook Is The Perfect Representative of Tech’s Privacy Problem
Besides the massive Cambridge Analytica scandal, what makes Facebook the one answering the questions about data collection by big tech companies? Facebook is not alone as the internet’s privacy… → Read More
Data Privacy Concerns with Google –
Google’s parent company, Alphabet, has a market cap of $712 billion. Within Google’s range of products, there are seven with at least one billion users. In its privacy policy, the company outlines… → Read More
The Best Private Search Engines — Alternatives to Google
Private search engines have seen huge growth over the past few years. Until recently, it was unthinkable that anyone could compete with Google in the search realm. However, there are now many smaller… → Read More
Every Consumer IoT Device Should be Free –
Devices are getting smarter. Everything from cellphones to refrigerators are connected to the internet. By 2020, there will be more than 20 billion IoT units in the world. The number of IoT devices… → Read More