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AI Is Getting Creepy—Here’s What Tech Experts Are Buying to Stay Private

Here are the apps a veteran tech journalist uses to stay safe and private online.

By Matt Jancer | Reviewed by Ysolt Usigan

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You might have heard the headlines that Anthropic, creator-god of the Claude AI, has created an AI so powerful that only a select few governments and companies, handpicked by Anthropic, get to access it. The AI is called Mythos, and it’s inspired fear and awe because it’s said that it’s so damn smart, it could probably defeat the strongest security measures employed by mega corporations and governments in the world.

So what’s that say for your li’l, old password? Not looking too good, eh? There are ways to shore up your online security, though. Here are the apps I’ve used, tested, investigated, and vetted, and which I recommend you consider as a way to safeguard yourself online.

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A VPN, or virtual private network, routes all your outgoing and incoming internet traffic through a middleman server in another location, making it harder for websites, snoops, and data thieves to track your........

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