2021-02-19 18:55
Yet to be released to the general public, the invite-only social networking app Clubhouse has been making headlines since its launch in April 2020. Founded by ex-Google employee Rohan Seth a… Read More
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2021-02-15 15:30
Singles have a difficult time being targeted by Cupid’s arrows during the pandemic. But not by advertisers. Dating apps usage and signup rates spiked during the pandemic. W… Read More
2020-12-01 15:47
Guest Post by The Apocryphal Hacker (Note: For consumers looking to PROTECT themselves from scams and fraud, see Abine’s alternative guide on staying safe this holiday season). Let&rsq&hell…Read More
2020-11-23 19:58
After a year of pandemic-driven difficulty, for many this holiday season can’t come soon enough. However, while most might be looking forward to a relaxing break after a trying year, c… Read More
2020-11-05 16:41
The California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), a major overhaul of the existing California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), passed as a ballot measure on November 3rd, winning 56% approval. While the… Read More
2020-10-26 10:15
Abine, The Online Privacy Company, announces its support in favor of the California Privacy Rights Act (also known as “Proposition 24”) which will be put to a popular vote among… Read More
2020-10-06 17:59
Announcing a New Standard for Online Privacy Announced today, the Global Privacy Control (“GPC”) is a new standard web browsers and websites can use, to simplify making and handl… Read More
2020-09-30 16:20
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) – the country’s most ambitious state-level attempt at online consumer privacy protection – went into effect this year, and quickl… Read More
2020-07-31 15:24
It’s official: Blur is now available for the new Microsoft Edge. When Microsoft first released Edge in 2015, it was built on their own proprietary Browser Engine, EdgeHTML. This… Read More
2020-04-14 20:19
Part 1: updated 4/14/20 Part 2: updated 4/20/20 Starting in March 2020, cities and states across the US began implementing ‘stay-at-home/ shelter-in-place’ recommendations for an… Read More
2020-04-14 20:19
Starting in March 2020, cities and states across the US began implementing ‘stay-at-home/ shelter-in-place’ recommendations for any non-essential workforce to help prevent the sp… Read More
2020-04-10 21:00
Apple and Google mobile operating systems will offer a common way for anyone’s smartphone to log its location and the location of all the other phones it has been in close proximity to… Read More
2020-04-08 18:24
Credit Cards Are More Secure, But Credit Card Fraud Continues to Grow As US credit/debit-card point-of-sale security measures have improved, counterfeiters and payments-scams operators have… Read More
2019-12-02 18:50
Between Cyber Monday Dec 2nd 2019 and Christmas Eve December 24th – or perhaps December 25th with Amazon same day delivery – US consumers will spend over $100 billion dollars on… Read More
2019-10-23 18:43
In a previous blog post, we wrote how Apple changed their framework for extensions like Blur when they released Safari v. 12.0. This previous change only impacted the way that Blur could be… Read More
2019-09-13 17:15
The internet is an often a frustrating double-edged sword. One minute you’re connecting with people from all over the world on social media, and the next you could be struggling to rem… Read More
2019-06-05 15:32
Yesterday, at its 2019 developer conference, Apple announced Masked Email support with Sign in with Apple, but only for websites that integrate its login technology and for users that use Ap… Read More
2019-04-10 15:18
“Bitcoin Evangelist” Jameson Lopp spent $30,000 to stay completely private online. With Blur and DeleteMe, you can do the same for just $168 a year.
The post This Billionaire Spe… Read More
2019-03-25 21:31
At their March Event, Apple announced the release of their new, privacy-focused credit card. Will this card actually protect your privacy, and are Masked Cards by Blur better? (A little bit… Read More
2019-03-20 17:58
We’ve built on our existing online privacy services to make it easier for you to stay in control of your personal information.
The post Blur 8: Better Payments, Passwords, and Privacy… Read More
2019-03-15 15:03
Our internet addiction is getting out of control. Use this Marie Kondo guide to digital detox, and then use Blur and DeleteMe to stay organized and private.
The post Internet Addiction, Mini… Read More
2019-01-28 18:29
Your data is yours, and you should decide who can access it and for what purpose. DeleteMe and Blur by Abine will let you get back in control of your data.
The post Data Privacy Day 2019: In… Read More
2019-01-18 17:41
In mid-December, over 770 million email addresses and passwords were posted to a popular hacking forum. At 87 GB of data, it is the largest collection of breached data in history. You can st… Read More
2019-01-04 18:57
You need both a VPN and Blur to be fully protected and private online. Every time you use the internet, you put yourself at risk. Your Internet Service Provider (ISP) can log your ever… Read More
2018-12-31 14:00
We recently discovered that some information about Blur users was potentially exposed. We immediately took steps to investigate, respond, and work to prevent this from happening again. We ar… Read More
2018-11-21 19:40
This holiday season, stay protected from holiday shopping scams with Blur. Blur helps shoppers remain private online by providing ‘Masked’ information whenever companies are aski… Read More
2018-11-20 19:07
It’s unclear how many were impacted by the recent Instagram breach, but the recent Facebook breach could have impacted up to 50 million users. How was Instagram breached? A flaw in Ins… Read More
2018-11-14 17:58
Recently, the Information Technology Industry Council, which represents companies like Amazon, Visa, Microsoft, Google, Facebook, and Apple, released its “Framework to Advance Interope… Read More
2018-10-24 18:30
Bruce Schneier’s recent op-ed in the New York Times [“Internet Hacking is About to Get Much Worse”] argues that hacking threats have overwhelmed traditional IT security and… Read More
2018-09-26 17:57
In order to get full protection and security from online tracking, you need both Blur and a VPN. Using a VPN paired with Blur will ensure you’re protected from hackers that are p… Read More
2018-09-19 17:21
Facebook’s privacy settings have recently undergone a massive change since Facebook’s privacy scandals have been in the news. The most recent change was implemented in resp… Read More
2018-09-18 18:14
Apple recently released a major update to its Safari Web Browser. The Safari update is teeming with features; the most notable having to do with tracking prevention when shopping online (we… Read More
2018-09-14 16:17
For the past year, Google and Mastercard had a “secret deal” allowing Google tracking of spending habits of two billion Mastercard card-holders. Using Blur can protect you… Read More
2018-06-19 17:16
How much does GDPR improve privacy? Using Blur, individuals can avoid giving their personal information to companies in the first place. What is GDPR? The EU’s General Data Protection… Read More
2018-05-30 19:44
Last week, Vermont became the first U.S. state to authorize and regulate data brokers that buy and sell personal information of consumers. The law is meant to provide an additional layer of… Read More
2018-05-24 20:56
GDPR and Updates to Abine, Inc.’s Privacy Policy At Abine, we’re dedicated to consumer privacy rights and support privacy policies that are understandable. We’re committed… Read More
Mugshots.com Owners End Up With Their Own Mugshots Online: (or, When Extortion Of Privacy Backfires)
2018-05-21 20:56
For years, websites like Mugshots.com, Mugshotsonline.us, and Jailbase.com have been profiting off of the humiliation of individuals who have had a run-in with the law. Last week, in one of… Read More
2018-04-05 20:03
In today’s tutorial, you’ll learn how to add existing accounts to Blur password manager. There’s a couple ways to do this, but in this video, we’re covering how… Read More
2018-03-29 15:26
In today’s tutorial, you’ll learn how to add existing accounts to Blur password manager. There’s a couple ways to do this, but in this video, we’re covering how… Read More
2018-03-19 19:46
BOSTON, March 19, 2018 — Abine, the online privacy company, has integrated Apple’s Face ID API into the privacy-focused Blur password manager and digital wallet. T… Read More
2018-03-16 12:45
For today’s video tutorial, we’re covering how to create a disposable email address (Blur Masked Email address) on your computer using Blur by Abine. There are a couple ways to c… Read More
2018-03-13 02:15
The lack of online privacy is a big problem, and with Facebook’s controversial proposed privacy policy changes, it’s only getting worse. Luckily, we’ve got 5 easy privacy t… Read More
2018-03-07 18:39
For today’s video tutorial, we’re covering how to create a disposable email address (Blur Masked Email address) on your computer using Blur by Abine. There are a couple ways… Read More
2018-03-01 21:28
In today’s video tutorial, you’re going to learn how to create a virtual credit card on your computer for online purchases using Blur by Abine. There’s are a few diffe… Read More
2018-02-21 18:19
In today’s video tutorial, you’re going to learn how to create a virtual credit card on your computer for online purchases using Blur by Abine. There’s actually a few diffe… Read More
2018-02-16 16:18
Jane Doe Wins Lottery: $560 Million – won’t reveal identity After winning an astonishing $560 Million Powerball jackpot, “Jane Doe”, as she’s being called by th… Read More
2018-02-15 17:31
Google has released its new Chrome ad blocker. Yes, that’s correct. Google has announced that beginning February 15th 2018, the Google Chrome browser will begin blocking some types of… Read More
2018-02-09 13:55
Your information is always re-populating and reappearing on Spokeo, White Pages, Been Verified, Intelius. Renew DeleteMe. Back in 2012, we published an article about why our DeleteMe… Read More
2018-02-06 17:09
Monday February 5th, 2018 – BOSTON, MA – a senior developer at Abine, the online privacy company, has won a prize in the ConsenSys uPort contest for Blockchain Identity. B… Read More
2018-01-22 18:47
Who are these Data Brokers? Spokeo, White Pages, Been Verified, People Finder Data Brokers: corporations that collect large swaths of personally identifiable information (PII) and package it… Read More
2017-12-12 22:59
Abine is an online privacy company that helps consumers make private payments in our service called Blur which helps millions of consumers shopping online give out a Virtual Credit Card (whi… Read More
2017-11-30 16:56
It’s that time of year again; Americans are loosening their belts after overeating during Thanksgiving, and opening their wallets to begin spending for the holidays. Not only are consu… Read More
2017-11-16 17:27
These days, the next big data breach announcement is seemingly a weekly occurrence. Often, the companies getting hacked and their associated data breaches are a result of lax security protoc… Read More
2017-11-07 16:53
In early September, Equifax announced a data breach that had been discovered in late July, potentially exposing personally identifiable information (PII) of 143 million consumers… Read More
2017-10-11 21:09
In late September, Apple released the next update to its extremely popular operating system, iOS 11. Like most operating system updates it includes the normal performance improvements, secur… Read More
2017-09-08 15:36
It’s not just Equifax. The entire industry is full of itself, corrupt, and hawking services with close to zero value. It’s hard to find the perfect words but the best descriptor… Read More
2017-09-01 15:22
It feels like it’s been FOREVER since the last Blur update! Last week, we finally released Blur v. 7.6, our first update in a few months. It may not be obvious at first, but we’v… Read More
2017-08-11 15:29
A few weeks back, Snapchat introduced its newest feature: Snap Maps. The app’s newest attribute allows you to share your current physical location with anyone that you’re already… Read More
2017-08-02 20:22
To all Firefox Blur users: Firefox recently introduced “Web Extensions” — a revised framework for Firefox add-ons making them faster and more secure. You can read more by c… Read More
2017-07-17 16:12
Innocent in the real world, yet still guilty online...
The post Online, you are guilty even after being proven innocent appeared first on Online Privacy | Abine Read More
2017-07-11 19:05
You want to delete something from the Internet: maybe it’s an article, a picture, a blog post, an account, or a video. It’s not always easy, but it can be done. So, h… Read More
2017-07-05 16:00
In a perfect world, we’d be able to remove all the unfair, outdated, and negative search results about ourselves. In reality, most content is here to stay except in special circumstanc… Read More
2017-06-02 15:49
You may have heard about the crack of OneLogin, and that user’s accounts and logins were stolen. Apparently, attackers were able to access OneLogin’s systems and copy encryp… Read More
2017-05-30 20:08
Earlier this year, House Republicans voted to retract milestone internet privacy protection laws that were put in place by the Obama Administration shortly before the end of Obama’s te… Read More
2017-05-22 21:17
If you’ve logged into Twitter over the past few days, you were likely greeted with the following message upon sign in: “We’re updating our privacy policy to bring you a mor… Read More
2017-05-08 19:26
It is likely consumers will never see more online ads than they are seeing today– we have reached “peak internet advertising”. Actions taken recently by consumers and adver… Read More
2017-04-21 19:09
In 2013, three researchers came up with the idea for ProtonMail due to their combined interest in protecting civil liberties online. Today, their company goal is to build an internet that re… Read More
2017-04-13 15:58
It’s tax season, and every year, the IRS warns consumers of IRS tax scams that end up costing the American consumer millions of dollars. In 2016, identity theft was at an all-time high… Read More
2017-03-13 18:23
Last week, in one of the most controversial stories in recent history, WikiLeaks released a trove of documents that details the tools that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) uses for hack… Read More
2017-01-31 17:31
Many of us have friends or family with serious medical conditions—or cope with our own medical conditions—be it mental health, cancer, or other conditions. What many of the… Read More
2017-01-13 21:26
In most of Western society, breaching personal privacy in the name of national security isn’t necessarily “an okay thing to do”, however, our counterparts to the East in Ch… Read More
2017-01-06 21:01
As President-Elect Trump prepares to take office later this month, online privacy advocates are wary that Trump’s stance on many issues could result in a variety of changes to the onli… Read More
2016-11-28 22:00
Between Cyber Monday Nov 28th 2016 and Christmas Eve December 24th – or perhaps December 25th with Amazon same day delivery – US consumers will spend over $50 billion dollars on… Read More
2016-11-22 19:35
Last week, Mozilla released the latest version of their well-renowned browser, Firefox 50. In the early 2000s, Firefox gained significant market share over competitors like Internet Explorer… Read More
2016-11-17 20:35
There is no product I’m aware of in the world that protects people from data breaches and identity theft better than Abine’s solutions (www.abine.com). However, the commercial ma… Read More
2016-11-14 20:03
Anyone who’s ever registered at AdultFriendFinder, Penthouse.com, and a variety of other web sites in this company’s network (yes, that is apparently around 400M accounts) should… Read More
2016-10-31 19:13
It’s been a spooky October for online privacy. Much is happening this October in online privacy and the FCC and Google are providing lots of news related to how consumer privacy is &nd&hell…Read More
2016-10-28 21:11
Is Facebook racist ? Recent headlines centered around the social media giant this past week as it’s been revealed that Facebook allows their a… Read More
2016-10-19 21:21
Virtual credit cards are red-hot and it’s no secret why – they enable any business to see and control spending in ways that a normal business credit card can’t. And a… Read More
2016-10-13 18:00
The following post was written by Justin Carroll, a longtime user of Blur and friend of Abine. Justin Carroll is a veteran of over fifteen years in the service of the United States Gove… Read More
2016-09-29 21:10
This past week, Google debuted their new messaging app, Allo, to a mix of criticism and praise. While some feel that the company is right on target with this release, others find it strange… Read More
2016-09-23 16:00
Friday September 23rd, 2016– While in the midst of trying to sell off its core internet business to Verizon, Yahoo! confirmed this week that the company experienced a major data breach… Read More
2016-09-13 19:38
It’s become a regular September event with Apple—the tech giant has once again delivered its latest news: the iPhone 7 is here. Apart from the fact that every iPhone user will ev… Read More
2016-08-26 19:47
This week, WhatsApp announced that it would finally be sharing its users personal information, including your mobile phone number, and other personal information with Facebook advertisi… Read More
2016-08-19 17:27
At Abine, our #1 priority is helping consumers keep their private information private. In addition to Abine Blur’s Masked Emails and Masked Cards feature, one of the cool premium featu… Read More
2016-08-12 19:28
Facebook announced recently that it’s forcing users to watch ads even if they have ad-blockers installed in their web browsers by disabling the blocking. The social media giant… Read More
2016-08-04 19:43
TL;DR: playing Pokémon Go is probably not a great idea if you’re at all concerned about your or your child’s privacy. The phenomenon of the “augmented reality”… Read More
2016-06-16 20:31
If you’re a fan of Apple or use any of their products, then you’ve likely been following the recent news at Apple’s World Wide Developers Conference. One of the new “… Read More
2016-06-03 18:07
In Ms. Meeker’s time-honored annual tome of macro statistics and themes getting “re-imagined” online privacy has, for the first time, deserved some attention. After i… Read More
2016-06-02 21:39
A recent report has called out Apple’s lack of traction for Apple Pay – especially outside the US where it only has a handful of banks as partners: The report and mainstream medi… Read More
2016-05-19 21:12
A recent article by privacy expert @TroyHunt (creator of https://haveibeenpwned.com/) is discussing ways to help “normal” people remain private and anonymous while on the we… Read More
2016-05-17 21:10
Supreme Court ruling on Spokeo.com If you’re concerned about your personal information being out there in public online and especially if you’re a customer of Abine’s Delet… Read More
2016-05-10 19:19
This week, we’re introducing Blur’s Dynamic White-Listing for online publishers known to block ad blockers in our Blur software. This dynamic white-listing will automatically tur… Read More
2016-05-05 18:31
Virtual credit cards – also known as one time use cards, disposable cards, or for Abine’s Blur customers, Masked Cards – are all very similar to the prepaid or gift cards o… Read More
2016-05-02 19:50
Great news privacy fans! In a recent update, the folks over at Opera Software have implemented a free Virtual Private Network (VPN) service into its Opera browser. Although this update… Read More
2016-04-21 20:38
Recently, there has been a lot of discussion regarding the rising use of ad blockers like Adblock Plus, Ghostery, Peace (iOS), the Brave Browser, and more (more info: here, here or her… Read More
2016-04-13 18:34
Every now and again, our support team receives a question somewhere along the lines of: “I have Blur installed on my internet browser, but the icon is not responding when I click on it… Read More
2016-04-06 20:08
One question that we get all the time in support is regarding the success of email forwarding for our Masked Emails. In this post, we’ll address why your Masked Email addresses may not… Read More
2016-03-11 18:49
This article was written by Joe Sutton, Head of DeleteMe at Abine. Each spring, we are reminded of one of the unfortunate constants in life: paying taxes. As Tax Day approaches, the re… Read More
2016-03-02 16:48
It’s 2016, the era of Big Data, and between Apple’s recent encryption debate with the FBI and news of government database hacks, you’ve decided it’s time to beef… Read More
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