Privacy: Facebook Adds Security to Thwart Hackers
This week, Facebook announced a new security feature that will allow their 400 million members to designate specific “approved” computers and mobile phones to access their accounts. If an unapproved...
View ArticlePrivacy: Quick & Simple Changes to Help Protect Your Privacy
Lifehacker, a popular technology blog, recently published a “Top 10” list of changes that everybody should make to help protect their privacy. The computer safety tips range from performing your own...
View ArticlePrivacy: New York Businessman’s Online Cell Phone Records Repeatedly Hacked
Many companies offer their customers the convenience of online account management. With a just a few clicks...and surrender of unique personal information like one's social security number and...
View ArticleInternet Safety: Parenting Tips for Teenage E-Commerce Safety
A 2008 study by OTX and The Intelligent Group, found that 58% of teens have purchased something online. The average amount they’re spending is $46 per month, but 26% of teens are spending $50 or more....
View ArticlePrivacy: Google Engineer Fired After Spying on Seattle Teens Online
A very disturbing story appeared on Gawker’s website about a 27-year old Google engineer named David Barksdale who was fired from Google’s Kirkland, Washington office after allegedly spying on four...
View ArticleCyberstalking: Spyware Allows Stalkers to Tap Into Cell Phones
You probably think that your cell phone calls are always private and secure, but you’re wrong. A quick Google search will lead you to hundreds of different types of stealth technology services...
View ArticleCyberstalking: Portrait of a Facebook Stalker
Cyberstalkers are not always sexual predators and do not all look like criminals. In fact, in person- they may appear to be just like you and I, but make no mistake: cyberstalkers are driven by...
View ArticleComputer Safety: Top Tips for Parents for Cyber Security Awareness Month
In honor of National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM), we’ve put together a comprehensive resource article for parents to keep themselves, their children and their Internet-accessible devices...
View ArticleCyberstalking: Warning Signs Your Child is Being Cyberstalked
Cyberstalking is sometimes misconstrued as a minor problem because the harassment does not occur face-to-face, but don’t be fooled by the disguise. Cyberstalking (harassment or unwanted communication...
View ArticlePrivacy: 8 New Year’s Resolutions for Protecting Your Privacy Online
Happy New Year! With 2011 off to a great start, we thought now would be the perfect time for a refresher course about basic online privacy protection. In fact, this would serve as a wonderful...
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