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FaceBook.com says, “Facebook is about sharing information with others.” Over the past several weeks, Facebook has forced users to upgrade their privacy settings. Make sure you know how much information you are making public. How We Share Information Facebook is about sharing information with others — friends and people in your networks — while providing [...]

In an out-of-court settlement, Facebook has agreed to shutdown Beacon, as well as, fund a foundation to promote online privacy. Beacon is a Facebook marketing program. The program was based on “trusted referrals”. A Facebook members’ friends would be notified of purchases made through Beacon. The problem was… Facebook members did not know they were [...]

Cover blown? London — You need to be careful what you post to social networking sites. The Mail, a London newspaper, reported that the new head of the British Spy agency the Secret Intelligence Service cover was blown on Facebook. The SIS, more popularly known as MI6, is England’s intelligence gathering organization. The Mail reported, [...]

Washington, DC, USA — The Department of Homeland Security is getting ready to release the long delayed Einstein 3. The Einstein 3 project is meant to detect and prevent attacks against government computers. Because the National Security Agency (NSA) is involved, there is concern among citizens and civil liberty organization over privacy. The following assessment [...]

Google has released a new application called Latitude. The service allows a user to share their physical location with friends and family. Using cell phones towers and WIFI connections, Google creates a map that shows your location and movements. Though they claim your privacy is protected, many people are concerned. Here is how Google describes [...]

Web browsing has become safer with Chrome, Google.com ’s browser. You can download it for free. It’s lightweight on your computer resources but heavy duty on surfing the web… pages load faster. There is also an awesome feature that is the antithesis of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer (IE) web browser — secure browsing. Whereas Microsoft tries [...]

by the United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team www.us-cert.gov Michael D. Durkota and Will Dormann It can happen to anyone. Considering the vast number of viruses and Trojan horses traversing the Internet at any given moment, it’s amazing it doesn’t happen to everyone. Hindsight may dictate that you could have done a better job of [...]

Federal Trade Commission Are you taking steps to protect personal information? Safeguarding sensitive data in your files and on your computers is just plain good business. After all, if that information falls into the wrong hands, it can lead to fraud or identity theft. A sound data security plan is built on five key principles: [...]

Microsoft Microsoft Security 4 steps to protect your computer Step 1. Keep your firewall turned on What is a firewall? A firewall helps protect your computer from hackers who might try to delete information, crash your computer, or even steal your passwords or credit card numbers. Make sure your firewall is always turned on. • [...]

How can you tell who you are communicating with over the Internet? This article from Business Week helps explain. Kaylee was struggling. Diagnosed with a heart condition and cancer, she was scared. So she started a blog. Soon, people across the country answered her plea, writing notes of encouragement and even trying to mail her [...]