Elissa Redmiles offers six helpful tips to help you increase your online security in 2019. Things like setting boundaries, filter bubbles, and password managers make the list.

As part of my research, I’ve recently been speaking with a number of sex workers in Europe about their digital security and privacy. One consistent thing I’ve heard from them is, “The best way to stay safe is to set boundaries.” Decide – on your own, and in advance – what data you’re willing to share with apps and online services, and stick to those limits.

Knowing how to set boundaries when it comes to your data is the best advice in my opinion. Tools like password managers and VPNs only take you so far. As the saying goes, real change comes from within.

35 years ago The Star asked Isaac Asimov to predict the world of 2019. He wrote about the loss of jobs due to technology, and hoped for a decline in pollution and militarism.

lf we look into the world as it may be at the end of another generation, let’s say 2019 — that’s 35 years from now, the same number of years since 1949 when George Orwell’s 1984 was first published — three considerations must dominate our thoughts: 1. Nuclear war. 2. Computerization. 3. Space utilization.

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Facebook recently updated the Instagram app to add horizontal scrolling similar to Instagram Stories. The company then claimed it was an error and rolled it back.

Whether it’s cloning Snapchat or enabling an activity status, the photo platform is becoming bloated with features. We’ve searched the App Store to tell you about some Instagram alternatives, if you’re looking for one.

I’ll take this opportunity to point readers to four Instagram alternatives I previously wrote about. My personal favorite is VSCO. It’s focused on creativity, not how many followers you have, and there are no ads.