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by Richard Pedersen What is the Do Not Track Option? Do Not Track is a step toward putting you in control of the way your information is collected and used online. Do Not Track is a feature in Firefox that allows you to let a website know you would like to opt-out of third-party tracking …
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by Katia Moskvitch Viruses are known to bring trouble – whether they make you sick or mess up your computer. But these past few years, computer viruses have become much more elaborate. Criminals do not stop at stealing someone’s personal data. The cyber menace showed its true potential when the Stuxnet virus targeted Iranian infrastructure …
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“We are that far from a turnkey totalitarian state.” – William Binney by Tyler Holman Basically, it’s the realization of the Total Information Awareness program that Congress struck down way back in 2003 (we’re not making that logo (seen below) up, by the way). So, then, how is it that the NSA has managed …
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by Pulkit Chandna “The rogue AV site appears to perform a scan on the computer and scares the user by displaying fake malware detections of various kinds of Trojans. The page looks like a Windows Explorer window with a “Windows Security Alert” dialogue box in it. The fake scanning process looks like a normal Windows …
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by Richard Pedersen I really dislike wireless networks. They are flaky and hard to maintain. So, here is a possible solution to all those headaches. Watch this short video for a suggestion: If you’d like to see all the ads and promos then here is your chance: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4d5es8YYGo&feature=uploademail I hope this gives you some ideas …
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by Richard Pedersen Anti-Virus Software There are are not many situations where you do not need anti-virus software these days. In fact, I can think of only one – that is if you are not connected to the internet in any way, fashion, or form. This idea doesn’t bode well for the well-connected nouveau types …
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by Richard Pedersen Anti-Virus Software – Do You Need it? No computer system connected to the Internet is a secure computer system. Period. The only way to know that you are completely secure from all the bad guys out there is to completely disconnect yourself from the ‘grid’. This, of course, is not fair nor …
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by Richard Pedersen Undoubtedly you have heard of the abhorrent bills our representatives, and I use the term loosely, have been trying to make the law of the land. – namely SOPA and PIPA. If you are unclear as to the far-reaching effects these bills may have on your internet experience, and not just in this …
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