Got a problem? The internet probably has a solution for it. People today refer to the internet for most of their needs. This increased reliance on the internet leaves them prone to online security risks. Hackers and other criminals on the web are always looking for their opportunity to attack. Millions of people around the world fall prey to security threats while browsing the internet. But you don’t have to be another statistic. There are plenty of proven ways to stay one step ahead … [Read more...]
February 11, 2014 Declared #TheDayWeFightBack #stopthensa
The NSA is so out of control that the authors of the Patriot Act are the sponsors of the leading bill to rein it in. The NSA "has secretly broken into the main communications links that connect Yahoo and Google data centers around the world."— THE NEW YORK TIMES … [Read more...]
CISPA is STILL a Threat to Freedom, Privacy and the Internet
My apologies to all my readers. I have people assisting me in restoring the hundreds of posts that are missing because of a hosting company server failure. Unfortunately, I had counted on them to manage backing up the site and although they claimed they would restore the site, there were apparently no usable backups. We have been diligently manually restoring content because the only backup was more than a year old. We ask your patience as we train more people to help with the massive task of … [Read more...]
Proposed FTC COPPA Changes Include Yet ANOTHER Call for National ID
Internet Attorney Richard B. Newman keeps me apprised of important legal issues that affect all of us and I make sure others know about them. The day after the FTC announced proposed changes to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), Richard had already done an in-depth analysis on how COPPA changes will affect businesses, publishers, advertisers and mobile app developers. The next three quotes are from that analysis: "The FTC has now proposed significant modifications to … [Read more...]
Facebook End Run Around YOUR Privacy Settings
While their PR machine claims Facebook is getting better about protecting your privacy, their new permissions prove the exact opposite. Here is a screen capture of the new Facebook request for permission: Did you read that last one?: Access my FRIENDS' Information Family Members and Relationship Statuses, Current Cities, Likes, Music, TV, Movies, Books, Quotes, Education History, Work History, Websites, Groups and Photos and Videos of them. In other words, if YOU or YOUR FRIENDS choose … [Read more...]
