There has been a lot of talk in the news lately about privacy settings. Facebook, Verizon and even Etsy have all been making changes to their Privacy Settings. With all this talk about privacy settings, I think it is easy for people’s eyes to glaze over them or throw their hands up and say “I give Read more…
Tags: Consumer, cybermom, facebook, Facebook Security, privacy, privacy setting, privacy settings
1. Realize that you can become a victim at any time. Not a day goes by when we don’t hear about a new hack. With 55,000 new pieces of malware a day, security never sleeps. 2. Think before you post. Status updates, photos, and comments can reveal more about you than you intended to disclose. Read more…
Tags: antivirus, counter identity theft, family identity safety, identity protection, McAfee Identity Protection, privacy settings, social media, social media online scams
I love the beginning of a new year – it holds all sorts of opportunities for us, but unfortunately it also poses some great opportunities for cybercriminals, according to the McAfee Labs’ 2011 Threat Predictions report. I’ve always taken some comfort in knowing that my family Mac was less susceptible to some of the cyber Read more…
Tags: 2011 Threats Predictions, antivirus, Location services, privacy settings, URL shortening services
The kids are back to school and the hubbub of the first few weeks is settling back into a routine. So as I contemplated what to write about this week, I thought perhaps it is a good time to “review” – just like the kids are doing at school. Take a few minutes to do Read more…
Tags: kids safety, passwords, privacy settings
Just a quick blog post to update you on a privacy change on Facebook of which you may not be aware. You may have noticed a post last week when you logged into FB which said they were partnering with Yelp, Pandora and Microsoft Docs to provide an automatic sharing feature. This is great news Read more…
Tags: facebook, privacy settings, social networks
Here is a quick tip on adjusting your ‘news feed’ setting on Facebook: A friend recently was annoyed by our mutual Facebook friend’s Farmville posts, which were constantly showing up in her news feed. Our mutual friend, felt badly, and frantically tried to figure out how to change her settings so her friend wouldn’t get the Read more…
Tags: facebook, Farmville, privacy settings
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