TikTok: Invests $1.5 billion to re-own online markets in Indonesia

Chinese platform “TikTok” will invest $1.5 billion to become the majority shareholder of e-commerce unit “Tokopedia” as it seeks to restart its online marketplaces that have been suspended by regulators in Southeast Asia’s biggest economy. Indonesia banned online shopping on social media platforms in October to protect the data of Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Why you should frequently delete cookies from your mobile phone

If you thought you only needed to do it on your computer, it’s time to reconsider. You will already know it —based on the work you do on your computer— but you have no idea how many useless files your mobile software keeps through “cookies” and “browser cache”, which not Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Safari, the favorite browser of hackers

A hacker attack dubbed “Leakage” managed to force Apple’s “Safari” browser to reveal passwords, email contents and more due to a vulnerability in CPUs. The good news, however, is that it was done for a good cause, namely by a team of university researchers from “Georgia Tech”, the University of Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

How often you should clear your browser history

“Protection of personal data”, a phrase we constantly see on TV, read in newspapers, hear on the radio and is mentioned in every other line in the newsfeed of social media. However, we usually do nothing about it. A typical example is the following: The “browsing history” of the “browsers” Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …