safety
Important Apple security updates for Snow Leopard and Lion - get 'em today!
Hot on the heels of the iOS 5.1.1 release, Apple has pumped out a raft of security updates for Snow Leopard (OS X 10.6) and Lion (OS X 10.7) users.
Many vulnerabilities have been fixed, and Safari gets a really cool new safety feature. Find out more.
FTC settles with Facebook, alleges promises weren't kept
The FTC has announced a tentative agreement with Facebook to address alleged privacy abuses the company inflicted on its users. Does the agreement go far enough?
Google publishes web safety advice for 'Good to Know' campaign
Google has launched a campaign promoting online safety, in association with the UK's Citizen's Advice Bureau.
But will it result in more people taking care about their online security?
Facebook privacy changes - a missed opportunity?
Facebook, through the medium of CEO Mark Zuckerberg's blog, has just announced a trifecta of changes to the Facebook interface. Apparently, if you are a Facebook user, you will soon be getting...
Old habits die hard. New habits die harder
Humans are creatures of habit. These habits – even if pointless, annoying, or, in extreme cases, immoral and possibly unlawful – can become invisibly and almost intractably ingrained. Many adults, for example, publicly masticate chewing gum almost continuously, even whilst Read more…
Facebook safety and privacy in podcast and video
This podcast with Sean Richmond, Senior Technology Consultant at Sophos Australia, examines Sophos's 2009 Facebook ID Probe, which suggests that social networkers are too open with personal information. Many people want to know, "Does it really matter?" In this podcast, Read more…
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