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Privacy
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Wikipedia goes dark on January 18, here’s how to survive
17 Jan 2012 by Evan Wondrasek / 1 Comment
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales announced yesterday that Wikipedia will be joining the growing list of mainstream websites that are “going dark” on January 18, 2012 in protest of proposed United States legislation “Stop Online Piracy Act” (SOPA) in the U.S. House of Representatives and “PROTECT IP” (PIPA) in the U.S. Senate. Only the English version of Wikipedia will be taken offline, ...
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How I Circumvented Network Authentication (And Got Caught in the Process)
15 Jun 2011 by Brian Nelson / 5 Comments
While I’ve never personally worked in the IT field, I have a number of friends who have, and I can appreciate their efforts to keep a network secure and functioning well. Sometimes, though, the cost of network security can be pretty annoying. The university where I work is home to a top-notch group of IT guys that keep the wheels greased for over 15,000 network users. Just like many other univer...
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3 Secure Ways to Store Your Passwords
09 May 2011 by Vanessa Vasile / 1 Comment
If you’re anything like me, you probably have all your passwords jammed into a text file or stored in your browser somewhere for easy retrieval when you need them. While convenient, you may want to consider more secure ways to store your passwords to prevent your account(s) from being hacked. The following applications and services are free, easy to use, and absolutely capable of protectin...
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Why I Left LastPass for 1Password
21 Mar 2011 by Evan Wondrasek / 115 Comments
There are very simple reasons why password security is so important: 1) We can now access most of our private, confidential information online (bank accounts, email, and social networks), and 2) We’re lazy. I’m not trying to make anyone feel bad with that last point. I’m really lazy, too. For years, I used only a few passwords and rarely changed them. It doesn’t take a lon...
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Why You Shouldn’t Talk to Strangers on Facebook
24 Feb 2011 by Brian Nelson / 3 Comments
Facebook, for the most part, is a safe place to meet friends and talk to people. However, it’s good practice (and simply common sense) to stick to conversations with people you actually know. Recently, I’ve been receiving messages from complete strangers asking seemingly-legitimate questions about my livelihood, such as programming or brewing, since both are listed on my (up until today) publ...
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Farewell Firesheep, Facebook Rolls Out Secure HTTPS Option
26 Jan 2011 by Evan Wondrasek / 3 Comments
After the Firesheep fiasco of last October, most people became keenly aware of how insecure they were on unencrypted websites like Facebook and Twitter. (In case you missed it, Firesheep is an add-on for Firefox that allows a malicious user to take control of your account on unsecure non-https websites when browsing on wi-fi) Firesheep is very easy to block; all you need to do is access websites...
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How to Prevent Facebook and Google from Tracking You Online
03 Jan 2011 by Brian Nelson / 2 Comments
These days it’s impossible to casually surf the web and avoid sites that use tools from Facebook, Twitter, Google, and others that make the experience more social and immersive. Still, with privacy issues at the forefront of technology news, it is worth noting that many of these social media tools make your e-life more convenient at a price – they track your behavior. In most cases, ...
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Ask Techerator: I Think I’m Being Spied on with Dynamic DNS, What Should I Do?
05 Nov 2010 by Evan Wondrasek / 1 Comment
Techerator team: My (techie) husband mentioned that he can track the location of our laptop with a “dynamic DNS”. He also said something about being able to remotely connect to it with this tool. Should I be worried? Is this spyware? The service he is referring to is indeed called dynamic DNS. This service can tell you a computer’s IP address wherever it goes (as long as it is connect...
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Forget to Log Out? New Facebook Security Features Will Save Your Reputation
13 Oct 2010 by Evan Wondrasek
Prepare to be impressed: Facebook is rolling out some great new features that will help protect your account from unauthorized access. They might not have the whole information privacy thing figured out yet, but they are definitely taking the right steps when it comes to keeping your account safe. Generate Temporary Random Passwords via SMS First up is the ability to generate a temporary, random...
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How to NOT Suck at Foursquare (and other location-based social networks)
08 Sep 2010 by Evan Wondrasek
If you’re just joining the rest of us on the internet, there’s something you should know. There are several websites that allow you to use your physical location in the world (typically via the GPS in your mobile phone) to virtually “check in” to venues like restaurants, sporting events, and movie theaters. Checking your location into these websites – namely Foursqu...
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