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This tool can help you stay safe while using Messenger

Posted on May 19, 2023

By now you’re probably aware that Facebook and other popular social media sites are favorite playgrounds for the hackers and scammers of the world.

Unfortunately, those same miscreants are using Facebook’s hugely-popular Messenger app to perpetrate their evil deeds as well.

I’ve written about several dangerous Messenger-related scams and hoaxes in the past, and I’ll continue bringing you the information you need to avoid the new ones that will inevitably pop up in the future.

But today I want to tell you about a valuable resource that Facebook has created that can help you recognize many new scams the first time you see them pop up in your Messenger inbox.

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This Windows service is spying on you

Posted on May 2, 2023

By default, your Windows PC is watching your every move and sending the data it collects about your computer usage back to Microsoft.

Unfortunately, there are a couple of serious issues with this…

First of all, it’s an invasion of your privacy. Does Microsoft really need to know what you use your computer for?

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Q&A: Why does Facebook make you enter your birthdate if you can just hide it?

Posted on April 6, 2023

Question from Sheryl:  I just finished helping my sister set up a Facebook account and something about the setup process puzzled me.

One of the things they asked for was her birthdate. She didn’t want to enter it but there was no way to skip it.

Since she couldn’t avoid entering a birthdate we simply made one up.

Facebook lets you hide your birthdate from everyone but yourself so what’s the purpose for them demanding that you enter it in the first place? [Read more…]

Scam alert: Are you being spied on via your own webcam?

Posted on March 7, 2023

The ingenuity of hackers, thieves and other miscreants is unlimited it seems.

Every day they come up with new ways to scam, hack and break into computers in order to steal bank account and credit card numbers, photos, addresses, phone numbers and other pieces of sensitive information.

One of their most devious tricks is hacking into people’s computers and spying on them via their own webcams.  [Read more…]

How (and why) to prevent Chrome from storing your credit card info

Posted on February 14, 2023

Do you use Google’s popular Chrome web browser to shop online?

If so, Chrome’s auto-fill feature has probably stored your credit card and/or debit card information in the browser.

Allowing Chrome to store your card info can be a real time saver if you do a lot of online shopping, but unfortunately it can also be a huge security risk.

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