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It is difficult to find a person today who does not have a profile on any social network. The exception is the inhabitants of regions where there is virtually no civilization.
Social networks have become popular with people, be it a teenager or a person of age, because you can meet people, search for interesting information, watch funny videos, share photos and your thoughts here. [Read more…]
The World Wide Web envelops everyone, carefully collecting data from any user activity. It is enough to register on any website or google something interesting, and important information will already be inside the system.
What data do users risk leaving behind? First of all, phone numbers, e-mail addresses, names and contacts.
There are more and more scammers who want to get valuable information. It is done to hack into accounts, get money from bank cards, make annoying calls and advertisements.
There are many reasons and tricks to find a person on a certain parameter. Therefore, you should always be alert and know who calls you or sends SMS, sends emails. [Read more…]
Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Sunday, July 28, 2024
• Here’s a simple tip for getting help with your smartphone
• How to save an email as a PDF
• Why natural light is perfect for portrait photography
• Why Fall is the best time to buy a new lawn mower
• July’s Tech Tips Giveaway: Polar Pacer Pro – Advanced GPS Running Watch
With all the hackers out there trying to break into secure Wi-Fi networks, steal personal and financial information and generally wreak havoc on our lives, it only makes sense to do everything possible to protect ourselves while we’re using the Internet.
Short of becoming a hermit and moving into a cave, there’s really nothing we can do to ensure that we never have our privacy compromised in today’s ultra-connected world.
But we can take steps to minimize the risks associated with being online as much as possible. Here are just a few of them: [Read more…]
Regular readers of this blog know that many of my posts stress the importance of running regular malware scans to keep your system free of digital nasties.
But as important as anti-malware software apps are at keeping your PC malware-free, the best protection against viruses, spyware, ransomware and other malicious forms of software has nothing to do with your computer itself.
The best tool you can ever have in your security arsenal is you! [Read more…]