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How is online privacy important?
Many of us have used the internet to research jobs, make purchases, or even just search for information on family members. We do not want our personal information to be used to make decisions about us. Unfortunately, there are a lot of people who have information that could harm us, like our financial information, or…
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Big splash: Eight-hundred volunteered for data privacy surveys
Eight-hundred people volunteered for data privacy surveys earlier this year and, although they broke down based on age, gender, race and ethnicity, 35 percent were between 50 and 64 years old. Men were much more likely to cite privacy concerns about internet data than women — 77 percent of men were concerned, compared with 39…
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Social Classes
Hidden rules among classes Poor Middle Class Wealthy Possesions People Things/’Stuff’ One-of-a-kind objects, legacies, pedigrees World View Only local setting National setting International view Money To be used, spent To be managed To be conserved/invested Personality Is for entertainment. Sense of humor is highly valued. Is for acquisition and stability. Achievement is highly valued. Is…
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CamDown: a pop-up screen that permanently shuts down your webcam
All of us have had our privacy — either directly or indirectly — invaded on the web. There are the very real concerns of having non-consensual photo downloads, to the creepy hordes of creeps living and breathing on the web. But there are far more troubling concerns out there, namely privacy-by-association and peer-to-peer networks that…
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Parents: when to leave your child alone and when it’s time to protect
www.nytimes.com It is not very easy for children and young people to protect themselves from online predators and intruders. But, said Rosamund Coles, author of the paper “Choosing a Teen: Your Guide to Choosing a New Family and Growing Up Online,” if parents have a clear idea of how and where their children use the…
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How to teach your kids how to protect themselves from cybercrime
You already know how important it is to teach your kids what to do if someone tries to break into their computer. Now, experts are encouraging parents to teach them how to protect themselves from cybercriminals trying to steal their data. Cybersecurity was one of the top three issues discussed at two TEDx conferences in…
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What can you do to help kids on the internet, now that hackers can see everything you do online?
Cybercriminals have gained notoriety in recent years for looking into the webcams of sexual predators and making fake Facebook profiles to make the victims out to be inappropriate or threatening. With the help of software like Avast antivirus, malware creators can even trick unsuspecting children into clicking on scams, to send them infected emails or…
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Will my kids benefit from learning more about online safety?
I was intrigued by a recent New York Times article by Anne Hull titled, “How to Raise Online Safety Apprehensions.” It detailed the progress and struggles that the internet has brought about for both parents and children, and how their interaction can have lasting impact. After being involved in online safety for more than 20…
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The Data That Big Tech Should Monitor
A new survey released on Monday shows how much Americans value their privacy on the internet. Seventy-one percent of the nearly 3,000 American adults surveyed said that privacy was very important to them. Privacy protection was seen as the most important concern by many, but Internet security, also known as cybersecurity, was the most important…
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The First Law About Cameras That Mean Nothing.
Okay, you want to watch other people and you don’t want them to see you too. That goes without saying. But how much is enough? Go to www.videographya.com. It will list all the countries with laws against such webcams. Why is this important? Because the U.S. does not. The one with a stupid law about…
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