If you want to move to a certain area but would like to check and compare its crime rate to your area or other nearby areas, now you can with Trulia’s Crime Maps. It is an interactive online map application that lets you view crime rates by state, county, city and even postal code. Crime [...]
Over recent years there have been numerous unfortunate incidents where young children were exploited online by pedophiles and criminals. This has worried all parents whose children use the Internet. To get help in keeping their children’s online experience safer, parents should pay a visit to NetSmartz Workshop. NetSmartz Workshop is a free to use website [...]
Since Facebook is free to join, some people create fake accounts on the site. These fake Facebook profiles can easily fool the average user and accept a friend request from such an account. As a result, the user ends up sharing his Facebook information with a stranger. A solution to this is presented by mysafeFriend. [...]
HTTPS connections have clear benefits over HTTP ones. With HTTPS you get a higher level of security because data sent and received is encrypted; 3rd party services cannot decrypt this data and learn about your activities. Moreover, HTTPS sometimes lets you access a site inaccessible on your network. To take advantage of what HTTPS has [...]
Facebook has often been criticized for confusing privacy settings. Users, particularly new ones, find it difficult to enter those detailed privacy controls. PrivacyDefender is something that can simplify those privacy controls. Privacy Defender is a Facebook application. You can visit the application’s website from where you can enter its Facebook page. The app gives you [...]
IdentityFinder is a free tool for Windows users that searches for confidential information like credit cards and passwords on the computer (there are paid versions of the tool that search for more types of data) and then presents certain options to deal with them and make it more secure. The following screenshot shows the kind [...]
Have you ever thought about the consequences of having industrial facilities in your town? SICPPL (Sickness and Industrial Centers of Pollution Public Listing) is a Google Maps mashup that lists 100 centres of industrial pollution in America. It can also help you identify the pollutants produced by these facilities and their possible effects on your health. [...]
What’s-In-YourWater is an online database where you view water quality test results for your area. By simply entering your or your water company zip code you can see list of chemicals found in the tap water. Created by the Environmental Working Group, this database is based from 20 million tap water quality tests conducted between [...]
CrimeReports, as the name suggests, lets you view crime reports by zip code, city or a particular neighborhood. Currently limited to North America, this tool gets its data from various law enforcement agencies. It shows crimes like robbery, theft, homicide, assault etc by default through symbols/flags of various colors on the map. Click on a [...]
Toxic Water is an interesting Google Maps mashup from New York Times, which lets you find out if there are any water polluters in your area. The application compiles data on more than 200,000 US facilities that have permits to discharge pollutants with the information on their compliance. You can search the site by a [...]