privacy
IT News: Instagram Does About Turn To Save Image
Thursday, 20 December 2012 | Jason SlaterIT News: Instagram could do without bad press at the moment at a time when they should be shining as part of their growth plan. As it is the image they’re presenting isn’t a spectacular one and not least due to the current issues with Twitter.
Watchdog Flags Smart Energy Meters Privacy Issue
Monday, 9 July 2012 | Jason SlaterThe European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) recently released a press release which highlights concerns over privacy issues surrounding smart meters – something we may all be facing over the next few years.
SMART METERS IN EVERY UK HOME
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Say Goodbye To Social Networking And Hello To Social Suicide
Saturday, 30 January 2010 | Jason Slater | One Comment
If you’ve had enough of Social Networking and want to completely remove yourself from the various service networks what can you do? You could trawl through the various social networking sites manually removing your images, posts, walls, tweets, and such but how long is that going to take and can you be sure you’ve got everything? Will the social networking provider remove your account upon your request? Shouldn’t it be a lot easier to regain your privacy online?
Hide Your Folders To Keep Them Private
Tuesday, 12 January 2010 | Jason SlaterIf you have concerns over privacy of your personal data on a shared computer you might first consider simply marking the folder has hidden – where your files are stored, however this isn’t a particularly useful scenario as it’s easy to get around. In larger installations you might be able to set user permissions, but again your files are still accessible by Administrators.
Find Out What Google Really Knows About You
Friday, 13 November 2009 | Jason SlaterHave you checked your Google Dashboard yet? This is not the iGoogle dashboard with widgets but the Google Dashboard which tells you what information Google has about each of your Google related accounts.
It is early days for … Read More