If you're a Windows PC user, you know the term "bloatware", or maybe "crapware". Every consumer PC comes chock full of it. Free trials of games, cloud storage services and antivirus software. Half a dozen "helper" apps from the PC manufacturer.

Enterprising scammers have found some very clever ways to trick you into believing your computer needs fixing, when in reality it's just fine. Using various techniques, fake web pop-up alerts can cause your browser or computer to seem sluggish or malfu...

Did you know that Google's search can track you on a non-Chrome browser, even if you block third party cookies? And did you also know that there's a gaping privacy hole in web surfing that even a VPN may not fix?

If you really care about online privacy, you can't use Google's Chrome browser. Google is an advertising company. Everything else they do is in support of that core business. If you want a secure, fast browser that is actually focused on protecting you...

Epic - the maker of the massively popular game Fortnite - has thrown down the proverbial gauntlet. It has decided that it no longer wishes to cut Apple in for 30% of its profits... Which is exactly what all app developers do - and have explicitly and c...

Can Facebook or Google really promise to keep your data private in this era of mass surveillance by the likes of the NSA and GCHQ? Max Schrems doesn't think so, and he's convinced the EU Court of Justice of the same thing.

What good are privacy laws when we all know that intelligence agencies don't play by the rules? How can any company promise to keep our data safe when we know that agencies like the NSA and GCHQ are hoovering it all up?

When most people think of protecting their computers, they think of antivirus software. Viruses are a real problem, of course, but how well do antivirus (AV) apps protect you? And are there any downsides to using AV software?

Last week, Twitter was massively hacked - apparently just to launch a Bitcoin scam (though that story is still developing). Famous people's accounts were taken over, including Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Bill Gates,

In the second part of my interview with Renee Dudley from ProPublica, we delve into the cyber insurance and ransomware incident response industries, including how some of these companies are being less than forthcoming about their services. In fact,