Tor should be your internet best friend

Essentials Week spotlights unexpected items that make our daily lives just a little bit better.

Privacy and internet — sounds like the beginning of a joke, right? Contrary to the popular belief, however, the two really can go together. 

Yes, our data (which, to be fair, we often willingly give away to third parties without blinking) can be at the mercy of huge companies which sell it for advertising purposes or the prying eyes of governments as well as hackers. But there are simple, unobtrusive ways of keeping your data and online activities private in all except the most extreme of circumstances.  Read more...