Despite the fact that every major Internet provider has added some kind encryption to its services over the past year, tracking your online traffic is easier than you think. And you don’t have to be the target of the hacker or the NSA for your traffic to be intercepted. There is a hole in mobile [ Read More ]
Archive for December, 2014
Here’s One Big Way Your Mobile Phone Could Be Open To Hackers
Comments Off on Here’s One Big Way Your Mobile Phone Could Be Open To HackersKnow the acronyms your kid’s use to communicate
Comments Off on Know the acronyms your kid’s use to communicateSALT LAKE CITY — One in four students has been involved in sexting and on average, 52 percent of students have been victims of cyberbullying. That’s according to NetSmartz. Now teens are going to great lengths to hide their texting conversations from their parents. “’Parent Over Shoulder’ or ‘Parent in Room’ and those I think [ Read More ]
Warning, This App Could Trash Your Phone
Comments Off on Warning, This App Could Trash Your PhoneIf the idea of throwing an expensive piece of consumer electronics up in the air and watching it spin around makes your palms clammy with sweat then this app is definitely not for you. You have been warned. Indeed, Apple won’t allow the app — a game called Gyro Skate — into iOS’s walled garden, [ Read More ]
App that works ‘off the grid’
Comments Off on App that works ‘off the grid’YaYa! is an ephemeral based messaging app that refuses any internet connection or existing infrastructure ( like cell towers ). This new way of communication is called “off the grid” and is designed to work anywhere, even the moon. Designed for private one to one messaging with peace and security in mind. There is never [ Read More ]
The Cyberbullying Download
Comments Off on The Cyberbullying DownloadParents have been uploading lots of questions online about cyber-bullying and how they can make sure their children and teens are not victims or aggressors of this behavior. So let me log on this week with some information on this topic. Cyberbullying is the use of technology to harass, threaten, embarrass or target others. It [ Read More ]