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Internet Safety: Tips for Safe Teen Blogging(0)
We all know a teenager or two who blogs and maybe even vlogs (video blogging) because online journals are great ways for teens and kids to engage in self-expression. There are many positive benefits of blogging which include identity building, improved writing and communication skills, and more. Over half of all blogs on the Internet [...]
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Privacy: AT&T Security Lapse Exposes over 100,000 3G iPad Users’ Emails
A weakness in security systems at AT&T resulted in the exposure of more than 100,000 3G user emails of Apple’s popular device, iPad. On Wednesday, AT&T acknowledged the exposure, after it had been remedied. Goatse Security, AT&T’s ‘hacker group’ was able to obtain over 114,000 emails including those of media personalities and high-ranking government officials. [...]
Privacy: Several Sites Caught Sharing Private Data with Advertisers
A recent article in the Wall Street Journal reports that Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, LiveJournal, Digg, and other social-networking sites have been providing advertisers with their users’ personal information without their permission. Shared data included names, user IDs and profile information. Since Facebook requires users to sign up with their real names, this posed a greater [...]
Privacy: 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 background check by Googling yourself to choosing better security questions for password recovery systems. The blog also suggests that users not only understand their [...]
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