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Scam alert: Beware clicking links on Facebook unless you trust the original poster.

Posted on February 19, 2023

Germany’s Friedrich-Alexander University conducted a study to determine how many Facebook users click on links without knowing the people who posted them.

To say the least, the results are shocking.

The study found that approximately 40% of all Facebook users click on links that were posted by people they don’t even know, let alone trust.

What’s more, they also found that a whopping 56% of email users click on links in emails from unknown senders, the vast majority of which are likely phishing emails sent by hackers and online crooks.  [Read more…]

Q&A: How do I type upside down text on Facebook?

Posted on February 19, 2023

Question from Chandra:  I see people writing upside down text on Facebook all the time.

I’d like to give it a go myself but I can’t figure out how they do it. Can you tell me?

Rick’s answer:  I sure can Chandra, and it’s literally as easy as doing a simple “Cut and Paste” operation. [Read more…]

Q&A: Is Wikipedia going to start charging their users a fee?

Posted on February 18, 2023

Question from Maya:  I just heard Wikipedia is going to start charging people a monthly fee if they want to keep using their website.

I use them a lot and it concerns me that they might start making me pay.

Are they really planning to start charging their users a fee?  [Read more…]

My best tip for protecting your accounts from hackers

Posted on February 17, 2023

As you probably know, hackers are breaking into web services and online accounts virtually every day.

And unfortunately, the methods they’re using to do it are getting ever more sophisticated all the time.

That’s why you need to do everything you can to lock down your own accounts as much as possible.

[Read more…]

Scam alert: Beware apps that can impersonate you on Facebook

Posted on February 17, 2023

Have you ever received a message from a Facebook friend that reads something like this?

“I think you’ve been hacked. Someone using your account just posted a nasty message [or photo] on my Newsfeed! You need to change your password.”

I received a bunch of messages like this during the first year or so after I started using Facebook.

And I’m guessing you’ve received them too.  [Read more…]

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