Stop iPhones from Spying on Kids
Marketers start targeting kids at age 0!
And hundreds of kids apps are selling data to marketers right now.
If you care about a kid check out this…
Stop Your Apps from Needlessly Sharing Your Location!
Location sharing can be handy while navigating, sure, but not every app needs that access. Most (free) apps collect and sell your location data to a…
Surprise! You Have a New Sibling
Family members have a way of showing up when you least expect them. No, I'm not talking about when Aunt Ethel mistakenly crashed your dinner party thi…
Take 5 Steps to Protect Your Privacy and Financial Information
Identity theft and fraud targeting your financial information and well-being continue to increase. In its latest figures, the Federal Trade Commission…
The Selfie Saga: Selfie ID
With people taking selfies and people posting selfies, selfies are undoubtedly everywhere you look. Selfies are so present in our lives that in 2014 t…
The Up Your Privacy Game
There’s a major scrimmage happening continually in the digital world. You need to get off the bench and get into the game to safeguard your person…
Tips for Reducing Your Identity Theft Risk
What do data breaches, software and hardware security vulnerabilities, phishing emails, and malware have in common? They attempt to steal or put at ri…
Top 5 - Privacy Problems for Consumers!
Your privacy is hurting, a lot of times because of your own actions. Here are the 5 biggest dangers to your privacy right now. How many do you think i…
What Do You Need to Know About the KRACK Wi-Fi Vulnerability?
Researchers have discovered a vulnerability in the Wi-Fi WPA2 security protocol. This vulnerability affects most devices that can use a Wi-Fi connecti…
What Everyone Should Do as a Result of the Yahoo Breach
Yahoo announced on September 22, that user account information associated with at least 500 million accounts was stolen in late 2014.
What Is the UltraFICO Credit Score and What Will It Mean to You?
Credit scores are used by lenders to determine if they will give you a loan (auto, mortgage, credit card). Businesses such as insurance and phone comp…
What Should You Look For in a Privacy Policy?
When was the last time you looked at a website's privacy policy? Typically, most people don't look at privacy policies unless forced. Some sites, when…
What You Need to Know About Peer-to-Peer Payments
Peer-to-peer payments are becoming a very popular way for friends to split the bill for a dinner, gift, tickets or other items. These services can be …
What You Need to Know About the Equifax Data Breach Settlement
In September of 2017 Equifax announced a data breach that exposed the personal information of 147 million people. In July of 2019, Equifax agreed to a…
What You Need to Know About the Equifax Data Breach Settlement
Almost two years ago, in September of 2017, Equifax announced a data breach that exposed the personal information of 147 million people. Now a recent …
What You Need to Know About the Facebook Breach
In late September, Facebook announced that a security breach was discovered on September 25th that affected almost 50 million accounts. The hackers st…
What You Need to Know About the T-Mobile Data Breach
On August 16, 2021 T-Mobile announced that it was investigating a possible data breach. On August 17th, the company confirmed that data was stolen.
What You Should Know About the Capital One Data Breach
In late July, Capital One announced that a data breach exposed the personal information of approximately 100 million individuals in the U.S. and appro…
What You Should Know About the New Broadband Privacy Rules
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has adopted rules that require broadband Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to protect the privacy of their…
Who's Using Your Netflix Account?
You may not be the only one... Scammers use malware and phishing emails to grab your Netflix account details from your PC and sell your account for …
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