Category «ID Theft»

Apple adds dedicated biking feature and electric vehicle routing to locate EV chargers

Tech Crunch: “Apple’s newest version of iOS is bringing a host of new features to Maps, including a dedicated cycling option that will optimize paths for bicyclists and even let users know if the route includes challenging hills. Apple unveiled the new feature Monday at a virtual version of WWDC 2020, the company’s annual developer …

Subjects: Energy, ID Theft, Knowledge Management, Search Engines, Transportation

Pete Recommends Weekly highlights on cyber security issues May 10, 2020

Via LLRX – Pete Recommends Weekly highlights on cyber security issues May 10, 2020 – Privacy and security issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly …

Subjects: Censorship, Civil Liberties, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Government Documents, Health Care, ID Theft, Internet, Knowledge Management, Privacy

Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues February 8, 2020

Via LLRX – Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues February 8, 2020 – Privacy and security issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss, highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, E-Government, E-Records, ID Theft, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Legislation, Privacy, Social Media, Transportation

You Are Now Remotely Controlled – Privacy is not private

The New York Times Opinion By Shoshana Zuboff author of The Age of Surveillance Capitalism. …Privacy is not private, because the effectiveness of these and other private or public surveillance and control systems depends upon the pieces of ourselves that we give up — or that are secretly stolen from us. Our digital century was …

Subjects: AI, Civil Liberties, Congress, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, E-Commerce, Economy, Financial System, Government Documents, ID Theft, Legislation, Libraries, Privacy, Social Media

How do I protect my online privacy from ‘surveillance capitalism’?

The Guardian UK – “…On [December 2, 2019], the Electronic Frontier Foundation published a 17,000-word report on this topic. Behind the One-Way Mirror: A Deep Dive Into the Technology of Corporate Surveillance, by Bennett Cyphers and Gennie Gebhart, covers both online privacy problems and the growth of real-word surveillance. BOWM, for short, explains how personal …

Subjects: AI, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, E-Commerce, Economy, Financial System, Government Documents, ID Theft, Internet, Privacy, Search Engines

I Invented the World Wide Web. Here’s How We Can Fix It

The New York Times Opinion – I Invented the World Wide Web. Here’s How We Can Fix It. I wanted the web to serve humanity. It’s not too late to live up to that promise. By Tim Berners-Lee: “My parents were mathematicians. My mother helped code one of the first stored-program computers — the Manchester …

Subjects: Censorship, Civil Liberties, Cybercrime, ID Theft, Internet, Knowledge Management

You can and should be using spaces in your passwords

Business Insider – [h/t Pete Weiss] The most effective way to protect yourself against hackers is to build good password habits, experts say. Cybersecurity experts shared straightforward tips with Business Insider that can make it exponentially harder for hackers to break into your account. There’s no reason that your password should be a single word …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, E-Mail, ID Theft, Internet

Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, November 2, 2019

Via LLRX – Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, November 2, 2019 – Privacy and security issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, ID Theft, Internet, Privacy, Social Media

Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, October 26, 2019

Via LLRX – Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, October 26, 2019 – Privacy and security issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Financial System, ID Theft, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Libraries, Privacy

Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, September 22, 2019

Via LLRX – Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, September 22, 2019 – Privacy and security issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the …

Subjects: AI, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, E-Records, Government Documents, ID Theft, Legal Research, Privacy