Privacy & Security

Privacy & Security January 29, 2019
Apple FaceTime bug allows people to eavesdrop on you — even if you don’t answer

Apple has proudly been touting its privacy policies of late, but things turned sour last...
Privacy & Security January 25, 2019
Security tip of the week: Don’t use Facebook to sign in to other apps

Welcome to Hotspot Shield’s “Security Tip of the Week”, where we offer helpful suggestions to...
Privacy & Security January 24, 2019
This Apple Support phone scam is fooling everyone — even Apple itself

By now, you are probably well aware of phishing scams. For years, fake texts, emails,...
Privacy & Security January 23, 2019
Own a Ring security camera? Employees may be spying on you

Smart security cameras, like Amazon’s Ring doorbell, are becoming ubiquitous. And why not? After all,...
Privacy & Security January 22, 2019
Massive data breach exposes 773M emails and 21M passwords

You may feel like data breaches are a daily occurrence, and you’d be right. But...
Privacy & Security January 17, 2019
With the government shutdown, identity theft victims are left stranded

Louette Duvall, the owner of an eyeglass shop in Sacramento, was talking to a customer...
Privacy & Security January 16, 2019
Is Facebook’s “10 year challenge” actually a ploy to develop facial recognition?

Hands up, how many of you have participated in Facebook’s “10 year challenge”? If you...
Privacy & Security January 14, 2019
Use an iPhone? Here’s why you’re getting so many robocalls

Robocalls — those annoying phone calls from telemarketers or scam artists — plague us all....
Parenting January 11, 2019
Human trafficking: How social media is putting every U.S. child at risk

Every time I heard the words “human trafficking” I thought of Hollywood movies or of...
Privacy & Security January 10, 2019
This woman lost her entire savings on a job scam — why it could happen to you

Imagine the excitement of landing that new job, receiving your first paycheck, only to find...