October 18, 2012
Take control of your privacy by quickly finding settings Facebook, Google and other companies bury deep in their labyrinth of options. PrivacyFix is an extension for Firefox and Chrome that points out settings you'll want to change and also helps you stop ad networks from tracking you. Managing your privacy online can be a hassle. PrivacyFix won't completely solve the problem, but it makes finding key privacy settings for Facebook and Google trivial.
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October 16, 2012
The latest scare doing the rounds is that Facebook has made public all of your private messages from the early days of Facebook. Many people are updating their statuses with horrified concern and advice on how to fix the problem. Meanwhile, the official reports in the media have been swinging both ways on whether it's Facebook's fault or user error. It's no surprise people are confused about the whole thing.
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October 10, 2012
In the age of the Internet, privacy is a luxury and you have to constantly be on your heels to maintain it. Facebook makes it particularly hard for users to guard their personal data. Despite many changes, Facebook privacy settings remain complicated. Moreover, past updates have unexpectedly made previously private information available to the public. Well, no stranger needs to know your email address, phone number, or see your family pictures.
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October 7, 2012
In the recent release of iOS 6, Apple included new and improved features for users to gain better control of privacy on their iOS devices. Though a lot of news of late has been about the problems of Apple's new Maps, the Center for Democracy & Technology has recognized and lauded the new privacy features of the operating system.
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October 5, 2012
How vulnerable are you? Ask any person who’s been robbed if it came as a surprise - I guarantee you it did. As the saying goes, the thief always comes in the night when you’re sleeping, when you’re least prepared. But even when you’re awake, you might be passively committing security mistakes, thus inviting hackers and crackers to fiddle with your things. Privacy and money are arguably the two most important things.
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September 25, 2012
Facebook have on several occasions made big changes which made information more public than it had been previously. Users are now generally a little cautious and distrustful of Facebook's settings, which leads them to believe all sorts of rumours about what you need to do to stay private on Facebook. There's one in particular which we'll go through today.
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September 10, 2012
If you consider yourself a geek, and have good control over your computer and other devices, this post might not be for you. If, however, you’re still finding your way in the computer world, or know someone who is, these basic skills are absolute must-haves. While computers and phones will work for you even without these skills, having them will ensure your privacy, your security, and will make your day-to-day experience as smooth as it can be.
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September 7, 2012
Given that some of these employees were among the most intelligent people in the country, the way in which they misused their devices was astonishing, from general irresponsible behaviour concerning the devices (drops, scratches, broken screens, etc.) to leaving material saved or even open on the desktop that you certainly wouldn’t show to your grandmother. As for the confidential information that sat open an ALT+TAB away...
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September 4, 2012
The hacker group AntiSec recently posted online the details of 1 million Apple iOS Unique Device IDs. They claim this set of IDs is just a fraction of nearly 12 million such IDs they have in their possession and some of the data includes other details like usernames and addresses. Allegedly, the IDs have been stolen from a hacked FBI laptop belonging to a senior agent.
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September 2, 2012
Here’s a fun thing I like to do: buy an old hard drive on eBay, then run recovery software on it. It’s a little data treasure hunt, and you’ll be amazed at what you can find. Even more amazing though are people who don’t even bother to delete data first; they just sell the phone or throw away the machine as is. If you don’t want to be one of those thousands of people who fall prey to privacy invasions and identify theft every day, then read on. Here are 3 essential steps to take before getting rid of a device.
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August 28, 2012
Whenever you visit a site with a Like, Tweet or +1 button, you're actually sharing data with Facebook, Twitter or Google. And that's not all. There are hundreds of advertising and data collection companies that know quite a bit about your browsing habits. Luckily, no matter what your browser of choice might happen to be, there is a way to stop social networks and advertising companies from tracking your every move on the Web.
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August 27, 2012
On the Internet, a personal email address is a de requiter passport to gain access to any membership website. But providing an email address can invite endless spam messages we had no idea we were signing up for. Temporary, disposable emails are one way to address this problem, and we've covered a handful of such services before, but a recently released disposable email address service called Gliph seems to be the first to provide a temporary or cloaked email addresses that you can use on your iPhone and Android.
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August 24, 2012
One of the big problems with social media - and the Internet in general - is the delicate balance of having to maintain one’s privacy without being a completely boxed-in hermit of anonymity. As useful as Twitter can be, it’s easy to become stalked and harassed through their system. Fortunately, there are a few ways to get around this and keep yourself sane.
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August 16, 2012
Anonymity is a new big kick online. It's a good thing that a piece of software like CyberGhost VPN exists, as it makes the entire anonymous experience a cinch when using the Internet. CyberGhost VPN is very simple on the user and flexible in terms of what it's going to cost you. Along with their free plan, CyberGhost offers Classic, Premium, and Premium Plus packages that scale up in realms of server availability and bandwidth allowance. You can even buy months of prepaid traffic on the side. None of that matters this week though, as we'll be giving away 25 1-year subscriptions for CyberGhost Premium Plus VPN valued at almost €3000 in total!
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August 13, 2012
You may often clear your computer’s browsing history, but that isn’t the only thing you need to worry about. The mobile browsers your use on your Android smartphone or tablet remember your browsing history, too. Anyone that gets access to your phone can see exactly which webpages you’ve visited. If you use multiple browser apps, each one stores its own browsing history. These steps will take you through deleting your browsing history.
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