MOUNTAINVIEW, CA – Google recently announced its intention to track the activities of users across almost all of its holdings.  Users of YouTube, Gmail, and Google Search will not have the option of opting out. It will apply to all of its services with the exception of Google Wallet, Google Books, and the Chrome web
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Given enough time, ingenuity, equipment, and resources, virtually anything can be hacked into. The truth is, there is no such a thing as a perfect password. Many burglars admit they don’t bother with the house that has all the security. Why should they when a house two blocks down has none at all? The same
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It’s a safe bet you will have heard, perhaps paraphrased many times over, Benjamin Franklin’s observation: “Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.” Why would I make such a bet? Because if you are reading this, you have likely already decided that to arrive
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If your computer is connected in any way to the outside world, you are a candidate for an Internet attack of some kind. That doesn’t just apply to your home computer either. Any Internet-connected device you have needs protection: PCs, tablets, and smart phones. Just as you purchase insurance for your vehicles and pay for
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Recently an episode of an investigative television show highlighted a case about a Florida woman who had been kidnapped and a ransom placed on her head. Through the many twists and turns of the story, eventually the clue that would break the case wide open found its way into the hands of police. The piece
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While e-mail may be the new snail mail to the iPhone generation, the fact is that it is the most-used conduit for communication in our world today. E-mails routinely contain business deal discussions, social security numbers, bank account information, and personal information intended only for the recipient. Along with its convenience, e-mail also carries certain
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Facebook is at it again! Just when you thought you had everything figured out, they’ve gone and changed things. While the most obvious change is to the news feed that appears as your homepage when you log in, there are a number of other settings that were changed behind the scenes. These changes affect your
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“The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.” The
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It is difficult to see our parents advancing in age. The same two people who raised you and did their best to provide a comfortable home, a moral and spiritual foundation, a good education, and a loving environment are now getting up there. And whether they and you admit it or not, the tables are
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When we go online, it seems as if we are operating in a private, protected world. Everywhere we go, we are required to use passwords, and we can go just about anywhere and talk to anyone without revealing anything about the details of our lives if we so choose. But this is an illusion. All
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