Enlarge (credit: B4B earth tea llc) The Department of Justice, the Food and Drug Administration, and the Federal Trade Commission together filed a civil lawsuit against a New York man for falsely and repeatedly claiming that a $60 16-ounce bottle of herbal tea can prevent and cure COVID-19. The agencies accused Andrew Martin Sinclair, who […]
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Securing your digital life, the finale: Debunking worthless “security” practices
Enlarge / Take one daily to keep Evil Hackerman away! (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) Information security and privacy suffer from the same phenomenon we see in fighting COVID-19: “I’ve done my own research” syndrome. Many security and privacy practices are things learned second- or third-hand, based on ancient tomes or stuff we’ve seen […]