Tag Archives: Privacy

How Secure Are You Online: The Checklist

Excellent article posted on Lifehacker discussing things we can do to stay more secure on-line.

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Be Cautious With 2010 Census Workers

Posted on December 23, 2009 by

My hope is that most of you have already seen this information but it’s worth a repeat as we roll into 2010… “The big question is – how do you tell the difference between a U.S. Census worker and a … Continue reading →

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Infosecurity (UK) – RSA Europe: Identity theft is too easy and can even be automated says IT security expert

Posted on October 31, 2009 by

A followup on the article I posted yesterday… This describes a presentation that was given during a security conference where the presenter went through the steps he took to obtain the data necessary to steal an identity.  Not altogether easy … Continue reading →

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Identity theft a growing menace to social networkers – The Irish Times – Fri, Oct 23, 2009

Posted on October 30, 2009 by

This is a great article about the dangers of social networking.  I’ll agree, it’s fun and I enjoy making connections with people I haven’t seen in years.  It is, however, a risk. Post a birthday here, a mother’s name there, … Continue reading →

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Chips in Official IDs Raise Privacy Fears – Science News | Science & Technology | Technology News – FOXNews.com

Posted on July 12, 2009 by

I find these RFID tags rather scary…The possibility exists for you to be tracked wherever you go.  This is what has happened as a result of fear in America.  We are sacrificing our freedom for supposed security offered by the … Continue reading →

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7 Practices for Computer Security

Posted on January 1, 2009 by

This web page presents a terrific checklist and primer for being safe on the Internet.  The items listed in the article are the following: Protect your personal information. Know who you’re dealing with. Use security software that updates automatically. Keep … Continue reading →

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An Explanation…

Posted on August 17, 2008 by

A keysigning party? What? Well here’s a brief explanation. Encryption is a process, in basic terms, where data of some kind is scrambled beyond recognition to keep prying eyes from reading the information. Data can also be “signed” which doesn’t … Continue reading →

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