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Digital security explained to people who know nothing about it: passwords, scams, backups, privacy. From scratch, one step at a time.
Where to check: official sources for scams, dangerous sites and security flaws
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A text message is never the formal notice of a fine. It can be a courtesy alert, if you gave them the number yourself. In no case is it where you pay.
The message comes from a real contact because their account has already been taken. And the code they ask you for travels the wrong way: that is the detail that takes the scam apart.
A 403 million euro fine puts the location settings of a Google account back in the news. What they actually record, where they are today and what changes if you turn them off.
Italy's data protection authority has updated its debt collection guide. What is actually forbidden, what the papers got wrong, and how to push back without wasting time.
Your bank's number on the display, the right name on the text, an address that looks genuine: all of them can be faked. What changed in Europe, and what is still possible.
It is not a virus and not a matter of gullibility: it is a staged scene built to arrive at the right moment. How it works, what the lures look like, and what actually holds.
Nobody can remember thirty different passwords, which is why almost everyone uses the same three. A password manager solves that, and you probably have one installed already.
You clicked, maybe you even typed your details, and now your heart is racing. Stop for a minute: in most cases this is fixable. Here is what to do, in order, starting with the most urgent.
There are only two or three passwords you should memorise: here is how to make those long and solid. All the others are better not known at all, and this is why.
It's the extra lock that stops thieves even when they have your password. Explained from scratch, with the exact steps to turn it on for your Google account.
If your phone breaks or gets stolen, photos and contacts are gone for good. Unless you have a backup. Here's how to turn it on for Android and iPhone, once and for all.
Parcels on hold, blocked accounts, fines to pay: scam texts are getting more convincing. Here are the five signs that give them away, and what to do if you've already tapped the link.
Not all methods are equal, and one of them is not even a second factor. SMS codes, authenticator apps, push notifications, passkeys and security keys compared, with advice for each account.