We all know they exist but most never read them. Privacy Policies (and Terms of Use) never used to be a concern and if people were willing to read them it was just a few paragraphs of clear, understandable language anyway. Not so much anymore. Privacy Policies have changed in to lengthy, often vaguely phrased ...
On August 28 Apple has blocked older versions of Java leaving only the latest version functional. The latest Java version was released in June of this year so everyone that needs Java should have that installed by now, those that don’t need Java should uninstall it or at least disable it. If you use Java ...
Sometimes you’ll see a mention of a SHA1 checksum, MD5 checksum or PGP Signature on websites. These are there for you, so you can verify the authenticity of a file or document. For simplicity we’ll stick with SHA1 for the remainder of this article. SHA1 is essentially a secure checksum for a data file. The SHA1 ...
Since the testing of Mac antivirus (AV) applications began in April 2013, Sophos and Avast have been consistently taking up the number one and two places in a list of 35 applications. (NOTE: The AV field changes quick, check the latest test results PDF to see if the previous statement still applies) After updating the ...
The average iDevice (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch) holds a lot of personal information. iPhones probably more than any of the others. The ability to backup your iDevice to iCloud is great and has saved countless people from losing important data. It’s convenient and works without you having to do anything but enable it. I’ve used ...
How often have you though “I wish there was one centralized place I could go to delete all the online services I no longer want”? I sure have. Or maybe you’ve tried to find a way but the link or process is so well hidden that you gave up. Then as I’m reading some news ...
PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) is a way to encrypt data. It can be used to encrypt hard drives or to hide the contents of an email message from prying eyes. To read the ins and outs of PGP have a look at the Wiki page here. PGP is not just one product, its an encryption ...
You are looking at the busted up parts of at least two different computers. Two of them appear to be MacBook Pro logic boards with their chips and other components severely damaged by angle grinders and other tools. This was done just a few days ago by The Guardian in London to get rid of ...
“OpenDNS enables tens of millions of people around the world to connect to the Internet with confidence. Anywhere. Anytime.” Sounds good doesn’t it? A few other statements that sound good are “We’re changing the face of Internet security.”, “OpenDNS has built the world’s most loved and trusted DNS service” and “we’ve done it with a ...