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Posts by JohnSileo
What if I want to use Facebook to log in to other sites and to keep track of friends, but don't want to share my information the other direction? In reality, it's difficult to just up and quit Facebook completely. You may want to use it like the proverbial fly on the wall that lets you watch what is going on in other people's lives without them seeing or commenting on what is going on in yours. You...
2/7/2011 8:41:34 AM
Identity theft is all about control. Who has control over your personal and financial information? Is it you, or the criminal on the other end of your computer using your information to apply for a credit card? Losing control of your personal information can be all too easy online. But by taking some precautions, you can maintain privacy while safely surfing the internet. 1. Adjust social-network privacy...
1/3/2011 1:44:49 PM
The month between Thanksgiving and Christmas is the biggest shopping time of the year. As we enter the season of giving there is one thing we should be stingy with -- protecting our Identities! Holiday madness, crazed shoppers and packed malls. While we are bustling from store to store and internet site to internet site trying to complete everyone's holiday list, thieves and scammers are taking our...
12/13/2010 5:22:24 PM
Although most shoppers gear up and focus on Black Friday, Cyber Monday offers tons of hot deals to online shoppers. It began in 2005 and quickly became one of the biggest online shopping days of the year. On average, online shopping increases by 16 percent (worth more than $760 million dollars) on this one day alone! Shoppers find the appeal in avoiding parking lots at malls, bustling stores and frantic...
11/29/2010 8:51:11 AM
After a ruling on a current legal battle, you just might lose your job over a Facebook post. In a ground-breaking case involving social media usage by employees, specifically Facebook, one woman is challenging the cause of being fired. The National Labor Relations Board has brought a case against a Connecticut ambulance service, American Medical Response, for firing an employee after she used Facebook...
11/22/2010 8:45:48 AM
Geotags make it very easy for friends, relatives, bosses, spouses, parents, enemies, law enforcement, stalkers and thieves to know exactly where you are. With the increased use of Internet-enabled mobile devices such as the Blackberry, Droid and iPhone, geotagging has seen a huge increase in popularity. When social media users take a picture or video and upload it to their page, they are probably transmitting...
11/4/2010 6:45:08 PM
Facebook is a cigarette, information is the nicotine, and you are the addict. And it is time to stop blaming Facebook if you get privacy cancer. Years ago, after a long and drawn out fight, the tobacco industry was forced to put labels on their cigarette packs warning smokers that these nicotine delivery devices caused cancer, birth defects and premature death. The warnings did little to slow down...
10/25/2010 10:35:12 AM
Students heading to college and young adults living away from their parents' home for the first time are particularly vulnerable to Identity Theft. In a 2010 survey, Javelin Strategy and Research found that young adults, aged 18-24, take the longest to detect identity theft --132 days on average -- when compared to other age groups. College-bound students should take the following steps to fight identity...
9/20/2010 6:21:21 PM
Facebook recently added a check-in or location-sharing feature, much like the one provided by FourSquare.com. The feature is designed to accomplish three main tasks: Help people share where they are in a social context See which friends are near by Discover nearby places and new places through friends' profiles But, by default, it also allows your friends to tag and publicize your location for you....
9/13/2010 8:41:37 AM
The world is spying on you, and you don't really even know it. A recent investigation by the Wall Street Journal concludes that spying on consumers in order to sell their data is one of the fastest-growing internet businesses. Here is a summary of the most striking findings: "The Study found that the nation's 50 top websites on average installed 64 pieces of tracking technology onto the computers of...
8/24/2010 10:59:26 AM