Global Investigative Journalism Network (https://archive.gijn.org/tag/hacking/page/2/)
প্রতিদিনকার যোগাযোগে আমরা যেসব সিস্টেম এবং অ্যাপ্লিকেশন ব্যবহার করছি, তাদের বেশিরভাগই অস্বচ্ছ এবং তাদের নিরাপত্তাও অপর্যাপ্ত। হোক তা হোয়াটসঅ্যাপ, জিমেইল, স্কাইপ বা ড্রপবক্সের মত প্রতিদিন ব্যবহার করা অ্যাপ। এই প্রতিবেদন আপনাকে সিদ্ধান্ত নিতে সাহায্য করবে, প্রথাগত অ্যাপ্লিকেশনের বদলে আপনি কোন ওপেন সোর্স প্রোগ্রাম ব্যবহার করবেন এবং কীভাবে।
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