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Norton vs McAfee: Compare Antivirus Software 2025

eSecurity Planet

I recommend McAfee if you’re looking for features like social media privacy, personal data monitoring, and scans of old internet accounts. It helps consumers manage their data privacy and remove information that doesn’t need to be exposed. McAfee Essential offers web browsing protection, VPN, and identity monitoring.

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Microsoft Defender vs. McAfee: Features, Pricing, Pros & Cons

eSecurity Planet

McAfee benefits organizations wanting features like social media privacy, personal data monitoring, and scans of old internet accounts. It helps consumers manage their data privacy and remove information that doesnt need to be exposed. For basic identity needs, McAfee Essential or Premium should be sufficient.

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News alert: Wisner Baum lawsuit alleges joint spyware scheme by Google, Meta, H&R Block

The Last Watchdog

27, 2023 — Citing organized crime statutes, attorneys with Wisner Baum have filed the first RICO class action alleging that H&R Block, Meta, and Google jointly schemed to install spyware on the H&R Block site, scraping customers’ private tax return information for profit. Los Angeles, Calif.,

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Stay Safe Online: 5 Essential Tips for World Wide Web Day

Security Boulevard

As our digital lives increasingly intertwine with our real-world identities, we leave a trail of personal information on the internet. Cyber threats such as phishing, identity theft, and malware attacks are ever-present dangers that can compromise our privacy and security.

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Stay Safe Online: 5 Essential Tips for World Wide Web Day

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

As our digital lives increasingly intertwine with our real-world identities, we leave a trail of personal information on the internet. Cyber threats such as phishing, identity theft, and malware attacks are ever-present dangers that can compromise our privacy and security.

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Zero-Day Exploits in Social Media – The rise of unpatched vulnerabilities on platforms like WhatsApp

Hacker's King

WhatsApp Pegasus Spyware Attack (2019) One of the most famous zero-day exploits happened on WhatsApp in 2019. Hackers discovered a vulnerability in WhatsApp’s call feature, allowing them to install spyware on phones without the user’s knowledge. Even if the user didn’t answer the call, spyware called Pegasus was installed.

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