February 10, 2019 7 ways to stop robocalls now “Hello! Please don’t hang up… did you know that you could save a bundle on…? This is a robocall, another automated telemarketer. Nowadays, robocalls make up 50 percent of all phone calls made. Robocallers, according to one source, spammed us with 26.3 billion calls in 2018.
February 9, 2019 Kindle Fire tricks, giving the slip to Google and more: Tech Q&A I go places with the guys that I don’t want my wife to know. I heard that Google still tracks you even if you turn off location services – and this means my wife knows. Is there anything I can do?
February 8, 2019 Safari drops 'do not track' support as it allows users to be tracked Apple has decided to remove the "Do Not Track" feature from its Safari web browser, a move which many will initially view as a negative, but actually there's a very good security reason for it.
February 8, 2019 US Senators demand probe of foreign VPNs over spying risk VPNs are intended to guard your privacy online, but are they also a spying threat?
February 7, 2019 Popular iPhone apps are secretly recording your screen without permission: report Several major companies are secretly recording your every move on their iPhone apps without your permission or even your knowledge, a new investigation has found.
February 6, 2019 US border technologies proposed by Dems blasted by 27 tech and human rights groups A coalition of human rights groups and technology organizations blasted House Democrats’ high-tech border security proposal as a potentially invasive form of surveillance that would curtail Americans' privacy and target minorities.
February 5, 2019 'Hacked' Nest security cameras watch Illinois family, hurl obscenities, as company blames ‘compromised passwords’ A family in Illinois was horrified when the Nest security system they'd purchased to give them peace of mind was taken over by a hacker — the latest example of what the tech company has called a "third-party hack."
February 1, 2019 Facebook defends controversial 'research' app The world's biggest social network is in hot water over privacy rights yet again, with another controversy involving user data revealed this week.
February 1, 2019 FBI gains access to popular home DNA kit database Home DNA testing kits are now affordable and commonplace and offer to provide you with detailed information on your family ancestry or a breakdown of your genetics.
January 30, 2019 Robocalls reach ridiculous level, as people are afraid to even answer their phones If you're fed up with robocalls, you're not alone.
