Facebook is always finding ways to share your personal information without letting you know. A recent Lifehacker article explains: (Facebook) …allows sharing of your information not just for the apps or sites you visit, but also allows your friends’ Facebook apps to access your private data. The solution is to turn off Facebook Platforms. This …
Adobe Flash Player is a web-based video player, used by most major websites such as Youtube. If you want to watch Flash video, you have to have this application, and since almost everyone watches Youtube, almost everyone needs Adobe Flash. Adobe Flash is notably missing from iPhones, although it does run on Mac computers. In …
The Internet is full of PC viruses, scams artists, and shady businesses. One of the most effective tools to avoid all of this is Web of Trust. It’s an add-on you can install on any of the popular web browsers: Firefox, Chrome, Internet Explorer, Safari, and Opera. Once installed, a circular icon will be displayed …
Identity theft, spyware, viruses and data mining scams are good reasons to take PC security seriously. Arguably, Linux is the most secure PC operating system, followed close behind by Mac OS which is based on Linux’s predecessor, Unix. Windows comes in at the bottom of the list, although Windows 7 is much better than previous …
