Selling fear: Marketing for cybersecurity products often leaves consumers less secure

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Selling fear: Marketing for cybersecurity products often leaves consumers less secure

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Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 7 days ago

Ever feel like throwing up your hands and giving up on taking control of your online security? How technology companies market their cybersecurity products might have something to do with that.

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