The digital age has ushered in an unprecedented era of information exchange, but with that comes a significant risk to personal privacy. Building on the insights from last week’s impactful article, “Take Control: Learn How to Remove Your Data From the Internet,” we’re excited to announce the return of the Jeff.pro “Remove Data” webinar. Click […]
In today’s technology-driven world, software security is more important than ever. The recent discovery of a hidden backdoor in the widely-used XZ Utils data compression library for some Linux distributions shocked the open source community. While alarming, this incident also shows the strengths of the open source model used by Linux and the importance of
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In September 2021, Jeff.pro launched with the goal of teaching Americans better ways to use technology and protect their digital privacy. Founded by veteran technology entrepreneur Jeffrey Peterson, the site started with the “Linux for Beginners” course to help people switch from proprietary operating systems like Windows to the free and open source Linux OS.
Reclaim Your Online Privacy: Jeff.pro Launches “Remove Data” Class In today’s digital age, our personal information is scattered across the internet, often without our full knowledge or consent. From people finder sites that aggregate public records, to data brokers that trade our details, protecting our online privacy has become increasingly challenging. However, building on the
The digital age has ushered in an unprecedented era of information exchange, but with that comes a significant risk to personal privacy. Building on the insights from last week’s impactful article, “Take Control: Learn How to Remove Your Data From the Internet,” we’re excited to announce the return of the Jeff.pro “Remove Data” webinar. This
an essay by Jeffrey Peterson The Disturbing Trend: A Wave of Attacks on Education Over the past year, a scary truth has come to light in the world of cybersecurity. There has been a constant wave of cyber attacks that are purposely targeting schools and their most vulnerable members: students. Hackers have stepped up
A new piece of legislation with the Orwellian title “Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act” recently passed in the House of Representatives. On Wednesday, March 13, 2024, the act passed with a lot of support from both Republicans and Democrats in the House, getting 352 votes in favor versus 65 against.
In today’s digital world, privacy is fading rapidly, especially for those who take no action to guard their information online. The vast majority of people do not grasp the sheer extent to which shady online data dealers trade their personal details without approval. These unregulated websites assemble comprehensive profiles utilizing our browsing histories, purchases, location
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In our digital era, privacy is vanishing even faster for those who “do nothing” to protect themselves online. Most people underestimate how extensively their personal details are traded by online data brokers—shady dealers operating without consent. These unregulated sites compile detailed profiles with our browsing history, purchases, location trails and more. This exponentially growing, multi-billion
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Linux has major security advantages over Windows thanks to its open architecture, strict access controls, and flexible customization. As a result, Linux systems tend to have far fewer vulnerabilities and are much harder to hack than Windows PCs. A 2022 analysis found that critical vulnerabilities in Windows outnumbered those in Linux by a factor of
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