Internet Privacy and Safety Blog

Spammers use them all the time, but have you ever heard of web bugs?  Sure, we all know what cookies are, but what about web bugs?  Well, th...

It’s common knowledge that most criminals aren’t the smartest people around.   Many of them are so proud of their crimes that they feel...

In 2012, Google began testing and demonstrating a new product that they call “Google Glass”.   Google Glass is a device that is a ver...

In the article Looking for a Job?   Beware of this Privacy Risk , you learned how looking for work could lead to a breach in your priva...

As we all know, the rate of unemployment all over the US is staggering.   Many of these unemployed people are without jobs through no f...

Every day, all over the world, people are signing on to the Internet and their social media accounts.   Facebook alone has millions...

New York State Senator Chuck Schumer recently issued a warning to all smart TV owners:   If your TV is equipped with a camera and can c...

By now, we all know that when we shop over the Internet, we’re being tracked.   But, did you know that when you shop in the stores, yo...

Being banned from a website is a problem that many Internet users are faced with.   It can happen if you post too much or post inappr...

Nowadays, almost everyone has a GPS.   As you drive down the highways and back roads, just about every car you see has one attached ...

Carnegie Mellon University’s Pedo-Biometrics Lab in Pittsburgh, PA has a joint project with a Canadian company, Autonomous ID.   The projec...

Children today are becoming more and more tech savvy.  Everywhere you go, you see toddlers holding toy cell phones, or “working” on toy com...

Cyberbullying should not be equated to bullying. In the past, the schoolyards or the streets were the most common venues of bullying. It...

There are high expectations that consumers will enjoy the benefits of tighter online privacy rules by the end of 2012. Many companies have ...