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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…]
Question from Kate: Can you tell me how to hide my photos from people who are not friends with me on Facebook?
I know I can see how my page looks to people who are not friends and it still shows my photos. Thank you!
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]
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Question from Margaret: Rick, my daughter is in the 11th grade and she is taking a couple of computer classes. She’s having a problem that I hope you can help her with.
In her classes the students use their own laptops at their desks to follow along with the teacher and take online tests and quizzes.
The problem she’s having is the kids sitting to her right and left cheated on their exams by looking at her screen. [Read more…]
As you probably know by now, Windows 10 is a nightmare when it comes to privacy.
Truth be told, if you accept all of Windows 10’s default privacy settings you won’t have much privacy at all while you’re using your PC.
There are almost two dozen important privacy settings that need to be changed in order to lock down your privacy as much as possible, but unfortunately they’re scattered all over the place throughout your Windows 10 installation. [Read more…]
If you use any of Apple’s services the company wants you to know they take your privacy very seriously.
To prove it, they have updated the Apple website’s Privacy Page with detailed explanations about how they created every Apple service with your privacy in mind. [Read more…]