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For the most part I don't find that Google ads are such a bad thing. They are relatively unobtrusive and they are generally based on such information as location and web history. Let's leave alone the privacy implications of those two facts and look more at where I recently noticed that it falls short - although, I confess that this will lead
It's sad that, even today, lists like this exist. Unfortunately, security continues to be a major issue for computer users around the world thanks to, not only malware and viruses, but also just plain old lack of understanding by many users. The biggest problem can be insecure passwords, which account for many of the highest profile hacks that make the
Yesterday Mozilla took the unprecedented step of pulling down a version of Firefox and warning those who had already installed it to stop using the browser. The move came after a rather bad security flaw was found in the software that would allow a malicious site to potentially be able to determine which websites users had visited and obtain access to
Last week I told you that Lookout, the popular security app for Android, was teasing a big announcement for this week. Today their new update began rolling out to users and it came with several new features, but the one getting the most attention is called "Signal Flare", which allows users to locate lost phones, even when the battery has
While the vast majority of Android users will probably never need to worry about malware contaminating their smartphone, it never really hurts to play it safe by installing something like Lookout. If you install non-Google Play Store apps then this can be especially important to you and Lookout is perhaps the best option in this genre of mobile software. If
Anti-virus software is a necessary evil in today's world, thanks to the proliferation of hackers, malware and botnets. Unfortunately, the software can frequently cause high profile problems like locking users out of their computers and causing endless reboots by deleting necessary Windows system files. Perhaps no problem has been more embarrassing than the recent Sophos debacle. The security software flagged it's own files as malicious
There is a good chance that you have read about the problem of Matt Honan who was hacked by individuals who used social engineering to do it. One of the things that Matt admitted was he used the same email address for everything and in terms of security that might not have been a good idea. Are there times when