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HTC 10: 15 Common Problems and How to Solve Them A winning combination of gorgeous design and solid specs should attract plenty of people to the HTC 10. It’s one of our favorite phones of 2016, but as always, no phone is without bugs and glitches. After reviewing the HTC 10, and scouring the web for potential problems with the device, we’ve created this list of workarounds and possible fixes. Below are some of the more common issues with HTC’s flagship handset. Related: 10 tempting HTC 10 cases and covers to style and protect your new phone Declaration on Digital Freedom: FAQs PEN International The PEN Declaration on Digital Freedom is a concise statement of PEN’s views on free expression in the digital age that was approved by the Assembly of Delegates — representing 20,000 writers — at the PEN International Congress in Gyeongju, Korea in September 2012. The Declaration is a framework and advocacy tool to help 104 PEN Centers around the world respond to threats in digital media and promote human rights. Back to top The Declaration is grouped into four separate articles that summarize PEN’s stance on critical issues. They cover: (1) the targeting of individuals by governments; (2) censorship; (3) surveillance and privacy; and (4) business and human rights.

About — ChatSecure ChatSecure is a free and open source encrypted chat client for iPhone that supports OMEMO encryption and OTR encryption over XMPP. Unfortunately ChatSecure Android is no longer available (more info). ChatSecure is available on the Apple App Store for free. You can also follow ChatSecure on Twitter or Facebook. The source code for both projects is hosted on GitHub. iOS / License (GPLv3+) Explicit cookie consent OVER the past decade Western security agencies have been remarkably successful in keeping jihadist terrorists at bay. Put it down to diligence, surveillance technology, financial resources, the manageable numbers of potential terrorists and, often, good luck. The spooks have foiled complex plots, such as the one in 2009 to bring down airliners in mid-Atlantic.

Download Tor Want Tor to really work? You need to change some of your habits, as some things won't work exactly as you are used to. Please read the full list of warnings for details. Top 4 Secure Messaging apps for your Smartphone Hello readers, nowadays privacy is a major concern for the internet crowd. Every user on the web wants to keep their information secure. Here’s a modern concept- “Privacy is best achieved when the information you are sending is only accessible to the one you want, not even the company providing the platform to exchange information”.

Statement on Internet Confidentiality 13 November 2014 In 1996, the IAB and IESG recognized that the growth of the Internet depended on users having confidence that the network would protect their private information. RFC 1984 documented this need. m.androidcentral We've all heard about bad apps that steal your valuable data and ship it off overseas, and those discussions always end with one thing -- someone says you need to read an app's permissions before you install it. Well that's fine, but there is a small problem -- what the heck do those permissions mean? System tools — automatically start at boot is easy enough to decipher and understand why it's needed, but what about Your personal information —​ read contact data?

Track Who’s Tracking You With Mozilla Collusion LONG BEACH, Calif. — Mozilla CEO Gary Kovacs took the TED stage Tuesday morning to introduce Collusion, a Firefox browser add-on that lets you track who’s tracking you across the web for behavioral targeting purposes. Describing the medium as “an area of consumer protection that’s almost entirely naked,” Kovacs argued that the price we’re now being asked to pay for connectivenss is our privacy, and in turn, it’s “now time for us to watch the watchers.” Collusion looks to offer more transparency to users by creating a visualization of how your data is being spread to different companies as you navigate the web. Each time it detects data being sent to a behavioral tracker, it creates a red (advertisers), grey (websites) or blue dot on the visualization and shows the links between the sites you visit and the trackers they work with.

How to make your Android awesome again Factory reset it The first step on the road to making your device awesome again could be a factory reset. It gives it that new phone feeling and should improve overall performance and clear up any niggling problems that have set in. Factory resetting might be just what you need to get your phone back on track, but it will remove all of your data and settings, so make sure you back up everything your Android first. Root it If there is one advantage an old Android has compared to a new one, it’s that you can afford to be a little more carefree with it.

Now you can legally edit your online history Google suffered a blow to their aim of owning each last morsel of information on the internet when the EU ruled that the tech behemoth must remove any personal data held on people that is deemed "inadequate, irrelevant, or no longer relevant". The decision means that individuals will be able to request that the search engine removes links about them which provide information that they do not want to be known – ensuring their "right to be forgotten". Google and free speech activists have reacted with outrage, claiming that this severely reduces freedom of speech, as well as allowing internet users to edit their history and restructure the digital footprint that they've left on the online world. The court's decision was made after a Spanish man requested that notice of his house being repossessed was removed from a major news website: he'd paid the debts, so why was the information relevant anymore? That news article about the time you drove into a supermarket while off your face?

Best Android launchers: 10 to customize your smartphone and tablet Deal alert: Nova Launcher Prime, one of the best launchers on Android, packed with premium features, is on sale at just US$0.99 and 10 cents in Europe. It usually sells for about US$5, but with the release of version 4.2, the team decided to knock it down to next to nothing. Don't miss out: jump to Nova Launcher now.

5 Best Free Video Editing Apps for Android With the advancement of mobile devices, editing video has become easier as you can now edit your video on the go. If you use an Android phone or tablet and wanting to play around with your videos, then check out our list of the 5 best Android video editing apps below. The apps in our list will give you the features that you need to enhance your videos without paying a penny and you can use them wherever you are. Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned professional, we’ve got you covered. Magisto Video Editor & Maker Magisto is one of the most popular and widely used video editing app on Android smartphones and tablets.

Decentralization: Why Dumb Networks Are Better Every device employed to bolster individual freedom must have as its chief purpose the impairment of the absoluteness of power.— Eric Hoffer In computer and communications networks, decentralization leads to faster innovation, greater openness, and lower cost. Decentralization creates the conditions for competition and diversity in the services the network provides.

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