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Opinion: The FBI shouldn’t be doing this…

Posted on September 27, 2020

Have you ever taken your computer into Best Buy to have their “Geek Squad” crew check it out and repair it if needed?

If so, the computer technician who worked on your machine probably searched your hard drive to see if there was any child pornography on it.

And guess what? Had they found some the FBI would likely have paid them to turn you in.

You’re probably thinking that having computer techs help the FBI catch people who create, distribute and view child pornography is a good thing, and I certainly don’t disagree. But I do believe it’s a very bad idea for the FBI to be paying them to do it.  [Read more…]

How to switch back to Facebook’s ‘Classic’ layout (even after that option has been removed from the menu)

Posted on September 25, 2020

Do you hate the new Facebook desktop Newsfeed layout?

Well, I’m right there with you. I prefer the Classic layout too!

Well, once again our friend Matt Kruse, the creator of the popular Social Fixer browser extension has come to the rescue!

[Read more…]

Scam alert: Are you being spied on via this dangerous new app?

Posted on September 23, 2020

Do you have a jealous ex who always seems to know exactly what you’ve been doing, who you’ve been doing it with, and where you’ve been?

Are you being stalked but you can’t figure out how the stalker is managing to keep such a close eye on you without getting caught?

Well, your stalker could be using a new “spy” app that was released back in July to keep tabs on your whereabouts and activities.

[Read more…]

Heads-up: Your iPhone will now warn you if you’re being spied on!

Posted on September 21, 2020

If your iPhone has been updated to iOS 14 you’ve probably noticed a little orange or green dot popping up in the top-right corner of the screen at various times.

Well, truth be told, that tiny colored dot could well be the most useful feature ever added to iOS via an update!

[Read more…]

Starlink set to provide game-changing super-fast satellite Internet to the entire planet

Posted on September 14, 2020

By now you’re probably aware that SpaceX has become a major player in the world of space exploration with their successful collaboration on several projects with NASA.

But did you know they’re also preparing to make super-high-speed Internet available to the masses, regardless of where they might happen to live?

Once completed, SpaceX’s Starlink network of thousands of Internet-relaying satellites will be capable of supplying super-fast, low-latency broadband Internet to virtually any point on the Earth’s surface. [Read more…]

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