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A Guide to Sniffing Out Passwords and Cookies (and How to Protect Yourself Against It) [Video]

A Guide to Sniffing Out Passwords and Cookies (and How to Protect Yourself Against It) [Video] : Roughly one year ago, a tool called Firesheep introduced a lot of us to just how easily another person on the same network as you can snoop on your browsing session and even masquerade as you on sites that require a login, like, perhaps most notably, Facebook. Here's a closer look at how network snooping works and how to protect yourself from it . More »

Top 10 Tech Concepts You Always Wanted To Learn About (But Never Did) [Lifehacker Top 10]

Top 10 Tech Concepts You Always Wanted To Learn About (But Never Did) [Lifehacker Top 10] : We're busy people, and even the most savvy of us sometimes just don't have the time to learn about every odd and end in the tech world. Here are some of our favorite tech explainers on things you probably hear a lot about, but never really knew. More »