Comparing private paid email services like Proton Mail and free services like Gmail, for those concerned about privacy and disturbed by Google’s giant database of deeply personal information, are private email services worth the money? What Google Does With Gmail While Google doesn’t technically “read” your emails, they do spy on your content in a […]
How to Encrypt and Password Protect Folders in macOS
Security enthusiasts have likely noticed that folders can’t be directly password protected in macOS. However, you can still protect your data by placing the folders and files in password-protected containers. This has the effect of protecting your folder and the files it contains with a password. You can password protect folders in macOS using the […]
Harden Your Mac Security With These Steps
Do you worry about hackers, viruses, and malware? You can quickly improve your Mac security with these basic steps. Most tips only require the built-in Mac security tools found in macOS. 1. Turn on FileVault FileVault is a whole-disk encryption system. It wraps all the contents of your disk in an layer of encryption. This […]
Using PGP Email Encryption on macOS
As the corporate use of private data grows, consumers are more and more interested in protecting the content of their sensitive communications. Many messenger apps offer end-to-end communication, but email remains the most popular method of communication. It’s also the most resilient to being shut down: while Iran is able to shut down Telegram country-wide, […]
