HP’s Focus on Privacy Could Help Those in Abusive Relationships




When we talk about relationships, we tend to focus on only the good and great side of things. The roses, the honeymoon and all the mushy stuff that makes followers on social media swoon. However, if we don’t address the bad and ugly side of things, there will not be the right balance of great relationships, in every sense of it, in the world.
To that effect, we discussed the occurrence of domestic violence by the use of tech not quite long ago. Today, we have more reason to expand on that.

Who is this post for?

This piece is for everyone. At least, anyone who cares about their security and privacy at all.
When we discussed the former topic mentioned above, one of the things that I made clear was that your devices could be hacked and used against you. That makes it very important to trust your units so that you don’t fall prey to targeted technology attacks of any kind.
Combing through the news feeds just a couple of weeks ago, I stumbled upon a piece of tech – HP Spectre x360 13.
Now, this laptop itself did not wow me as much as what it stood for. Of course, tech-savvy individuals will take one look at this unit and be wowed by the amazing specs that it comes with the whole that is true, it is far from what I saw in this unit.
Above all else, it was the potential to keep just about anyone safe from most kinds of device compromise which could be used to abuse a partner, with or without their knowledge.

How do I mean?

What the spec sheet of this device doesn’t say is that it:

Features a LastPass Integration
My piece on the prevention of domestic violence perpetrated through technology hammered on the importance of setting up a strong and secure password for your devices.
If you have been with a partner that knows you almost inside and out, that becomes a little bit impossible. After all, they could quickly determine what your password combinations could be.
Instead of leaving password creation to your own logic, how about you take advantage of the password generating software supplied by LastPass? Best believe that any password you create with that software will take even experienced hackers several years to hack.
The best part of it all is that you don’t have to use the same password for multiple accounts – and you surely don’t have to remember them either. With the password manager feature, all of your secure logins can be stored in one place and accessed on any other device from anywhere else in the world.
Comes with a VPN subscription
On the Spectre x360 13, HP partnered ExpressVPN to bring a Windows version of the top-rated VPN in the market right now.
Layering your internet connection over a VPN allows you to enjoy protection from anyone who might be snooping around your internet data for sensitive details. While this does not mean you still don’t have to clear your browsing history of sensitive information, you can now access the web without the fear of someone remotely seeing what you are up to.

Features a Privacy Screen
How about needing to work in your own home (or anywhere else) but not wanting anyone else to see what’s on the screen? Worry no more, and you have the Privacy Screen from HP to thank for that.
Engaging this with the simple tap of the F2 button, the screen becomes modified so much that only you and anyone else directly in front of the screen can see what’s on it.

Integrates Audio-Visual Privacy
Just about anything with a camera can be hacked to spy on the user. This extends to your laptop and that little webcam unit over it. Little wonder why we see many people placing tape over the webcam when not in use.
HP makes that easier to fix by integrating a webcam kill switch on the Sceptre x360 13. Toggling the switch disconnects the webcam from the main motherboard, making remote or onsite access impossible till it is toggled again.
The same can be said for a dedicated LED button on the keyboard which mutes the mic whenever engaged. That helps keep you safe from hackers taking control of your microphone port to listen to you.

Conclusion

There is still a lot you would need to do yourself – as have been covered in the previous piece. With such a unit on your side, though, you can rest easier than before.




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