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8 privacy tools to stay secure
This free software will keep your online activity and personal data safe and out of the reach of snoops
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Y big distances
ou d o nt n e e d t o b e
E dw a r d S nowd e n t o
want privacy protection.
You might not like your
entire life mined by ad-
vertisers, you might be planning to
sell a hard drive and want to wipe
its contents, or you might want to
keep your personal information
secure when using a public WiFi
hotspot.
The privacy software here cov-
ers everything from secure web
browsing to secure file erasing.
Take a look:
1. Tor Browser
T he Tor net work
(short for The Onion
Router, which de-
scribes its multi-lay-
ered privacy technology) was de-
signed to enable anonymous inter-
net browsing. The Firefox-based
Tor Browser is by far the quickest
and simplest way to start using it.
You browse the web as normal,
and the browser uses thousands
of relays to disguise where your
datas coming from. Its also handy
for accessing geoblocked sites that
block IP addresses from specific
countries.
2. CyberGhost VPN
CyberGhost VPN is a virtual pri-
vate network app that re-routes
your internet traffic
to hide your location
and identity. The pri-
vacy software has
six elements: anony-
mous browsing, un-
blocking streaming sites, protect-
ing your internet connection, tor-
renting anonymously, unblocking
websites and choosing which VPN
server to use, but the free version is
ad-supported and runs much more
slowly than the paid-for premium
service.
3. Ghostery
You may not realise it, but your
surfing habits are probably being
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Its men who wear their
heart on their sleeves
Men, and not women, are the real hopeless romantics, and
there is research to prove why they fall hard first
These are the three little words that
can make or break a relationship.
And its a common perception that
women are almost always the first
to say I love you.
But research shows that not only
are men most likely to fall in love
faster, but also declare their feelings
to their partner.
A recent study published in The
Journal of Social Psychology, showed
that men were more likely to fall in
love within a few weeks, while most
women said it took several months.
According to Marissa Harrison,
a psychologist from Pennsylvania
State University, women are much
more cautious when it comes to love.
Harrison interviewed 172 college
students on whether they had ever
been in love and, if so, whether it had
taken days, weeks or months to real-
ise they loved their partner.
They were then asked how far
into a relationship they got before
they declared their feelings.
In her findings, Harrison said,
Men reported falling in love soon-
er and three times as many men as
women said I love you first to their
partners.
During a talk
show, Shah
Rukh Khan
revealed that
Alia Bhatt can
memorise
scripts
and even
remembers her
co-stars lines
tracked by dozens
of websites keen to
sell you their prod-
ucts. Thats where
Ghostery comes
in. Its available for
Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Safari,
Android and iOS. You can simply
install the privacy software and let
it get on with its job. Ghostery also
tells you exactly what each com-
pany is looking at and likely to do
with your data, so if youd rather
not share every click with market-
ers, its a must-have.
4. KeyScrambler
Personal
KeyScrambler
Personal is a tiny app
(under 1.5MB) designed to do just
one thing: encrypt every letter you
type into your web browser to pre-
vent it being intercepted by keylog-
ging software. If you worry about
keylogging or suspect that youre apps can access your camera and
being logged whenever you type,
this free privacy software is a good
way to frustrate the watchmen.
5. AntiSpy for
Windows 10 sion of the venerable PGP (Pretty
Windows 10 is the
most personal ver-
sio n o f Wi n d ow s
yet, but Microsofts crypt and digitally
efforts to get to know you better
have alarmed many privacy ac-
tivists. AntiSpy for Windows 10
The paper explained that unlike
women, who are taught to question
every thought and feeling, men go
with their gut. They dont have to ex-
plain their feelings or second-guess
them. Thus, men dont second-guess
when theyre in love.
T her e wa s a l s o a r a n g e o f
evolutionary and biological ele-
ments brought up in the paper.
Men have stereotypically been
the assertive hunters and are
thus keen to mark their terri-
tory. So, it would make sense that
they would take the first steps in
securing a mate.
Researchers also said that a wom-
an, being the one who gets pregnant,
thinks harder about her choice be-
fore she makes it, considering the
welfare of future children.
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How to train your brain for success
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Ever walked up to a colleague and
realised youve forgotten what you
need? Or ever been introduced to
someone new only to forget their
names within minutes?
While you may not be alone,
having a good memory is an
important factor at the work-
place. Even though there are
planners, alarms and alerts to
remind you of important tasks,
it is also important
to memorise dead-
li nes, present a-
tions, names of
colleagues, cli-
ents, etc. This
w i l l not on ly
keep your brain
active and less
dependent
on external
sources, you
will also feel Nokia CEO
empowered Rajeev Suri has
and confident. a photographic
A s p er S a nd r a memory
Bond Chapman, PhD,
founder of Center
for Br a i n He a lt h ,
Neg lecti ng you r
c o g n it ive he a lt h
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tech IT
This high-tech
bracelet closes
The wearable comes in pairs and allows
the wearers to send a gentle touch to each
other, no matter where they are
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Anyone whos been in a long-
distance relationship knows that
not being able to touch your
partner for weeks or months at a
time is one of the toughest parts.
While technology has caught
up in other arenas video
chatting has never been easier
and apps that help you find cheap
travel are a dime a dozen long-
lets you disable advertising IDs, distance touch is essentially the
SmartScreen filtering, whether final frontier.
To help solve that problem, a
so on. Dutch tech company called House When you order a set, it comes
of Haptics has created the Hey with two bracelets (one for you
6. GnuPG bracelet, a wearable that lets you and one for your partner) plus a
GnuPG is short for GNU Privacy send touch over long distances. charging cable for each bracelet.
Guard, and its the open source ver- Its worn on your wrist and is The bracelets pair with the
meant to simulate a gentle phone via Bluetooth. When you
Good Privacy) tool for encrypting squeeze. send a touch to someone, its
files and emails. It The Hey bracelet launched on sent to the Hey app on your
enables you to en- Kickstarter about a month ago, phone, which is then transferred
and is not yet available to to your partners app and the
sign data and docu- purchase. While theres no other bracelet.
ments with technol- guarantee it will ever come to In order to send a touch,
ogy thats effectively fruition, heres how the House of you have to press two places on
Haptics team envisions it working. the bracelet.
unbreakable. If youre sharing The Hey bracelet will come in It takes about 30 minutes
data that simply cant fall into the 8. Wise Folder Hider two colours: white and rose gold, to charge, which, the company
wrong hands, GnuPG is an impor- Desig ned for Windows X P on- or black and anthracite. The claims, is enough to last for
tant tool. wards, free pri- company plans to add red, blue, three weeks.
vacy software Wise and green if it reaches its goal of The company has raised more
7. Tails Folder Hider do es 2,000 backers on Kickstarter. than $94,000 of its $132,026 goal.
The free privacy soft- what the name sug-
ware bundle is based on gests: it hides things
Debian GNU/Linux and on your PC. If all you
includes a browser, in- need is a way to hide
stant messaging, email work files from the kids, or the
and of fice apps, all of novel youre working on from the
which have been configured spe- boss, then its a good little app, al-
cifically to protect your privacy. though if youre truly paranoid
As the Tails website puts it, you youll want to invest in the Pro
can use it anywhere and leave no version to scramble the files as
trace. Snowden says its great. well as hiding them.
Work on your social network,
not on aimless networking
A master networker explains how to single out the most interesting people at any event
businessinsider.in STYLE SOCIAL NETWORK
NETWORKING
Jon Levy overcame a fear of introducing him-
self a long time ago. Over the past six years,
he has built a network of 900 people who have
attended one of his Influencer events, a forum
for interesting people from a range of fields to
meet each other.
He has a penchant for travelling the world,
and his book, The 2 AM Principle, is a collec-
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tion of what hes learned as a student of hu-
man behaviour. In it, he outlines his tips for
finding the most interesting people. The next
Jennifer Lopezs time you are at a networking event and dont
ex-husband want to awkwardly stand by yourself, look for
Marc Anthony the following, from The 2 AM Principle:
had said he
Who are laughing and enjoying
fell in love
with her at
1 themselves the most? Is there a group
first sight that is giggling and laughing and having
more fun than everyone else? Go have some who has the most style. Who has assembled
fun with them. an outfit that stands out? It might not be your
style, but the fact that they are so put-together
Who is the one person people are probably means they are up to something and
2 pretending not to look at? Scan the are interesting.
room and pay attention to who people stare
at every few seconds while pretending to talk 4 W hen people are standing in a
to their friends. If a lot of people are dart- circle, where are their feet point-
ing looks at the same person, there is a good ing? Feet tend to be directed at the person
chance he or she will be interesting to speak with the most social clout or the leader
to. of the group.
3 Who is the most put-together at 5 Who is dressed very loud? If this per-
the event? It doesnt mean one who is Jon Levy son didnt want to talk to others, they
dressed sexy or proper. It means the person would have likely worn something subtler.
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and allowing your brain to lose its men- 1 Pick up a pen
tal edge with routine [life activities] This is the most basic and the most ef-
rather than innovative thinking has ficient way to memorise anything. You
unnecessary and deleterious economic, will remember more if you write it down
social and personal ramifications. than type it out. Scientists say people
Take a look at six science-backed who write down do better than people
tips to boost memory that could who type. Writing by hand harnesses
help you become successful: large parts of the brain associated with
language and memory. So, switch off
the phone or computer and make time to
write to keep your brain active.
2 Take a break
Most of us spend the majority of our day
at our desks, staring at our computer
screens. Breaks, even five-minute-long
ones, are one of the best things you can Avani Davda, MD,
do during your workday. You will Godrej Natures
recall the information easily. Basket, disconnects Sherlock Holmes in Sherlock
Taking a break helps in memo- from work on creates a mind palace to store
ry consolidation and retention. weekends and access information
Also, make it a point to detach
from work and the work space
to recharge your internal re- 4 Memory palace job requirement. Research shows that
sources. Why not learn a thing or two from the human mind isnt meant to multi-
Sherlock Holmes? If you practice creat- task. When you multitask, you cannot
3 Break it up ing a memory palace and create a room concentrate on one activity fully and
Amazons Jeff If you chunk up informa- in your mind, you will remember every- you are always distracted. Focus on one
Bezos prefers to tion in parts, you will re- thing. Just create a house in your mind thing at a time.
write down ideas in member it, just like mobile and place things and information in that
complete sentences phone or bank account house. 6 An emotional connect
and paragraphs
nu mbers. Make sma l l Scientists say you are able to recall bet-
groups of information 5 One thing at a time ter when you make an emotional connec-
you want to retain. The ability to juggle work is a standard tion. You create stronger memories.