If you’re faced with yet another website asking you to register just to do something like view their content, try using BugMeNot. While this is not an alternative to most paid services and private accounts (like bank accounts), BugMeNot does let you bypass those pesky “to read the rest of this article, register here” website [...]
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Bypass Registration and Login with Bu...
If you’re faced with yet another website asking you to register just to do something like view their content, try using BugMeNot. While this is not an alternative to most paid services and private accounts (like bank accounts), BugMeNot does let you bypass those pesky “to read the rest of this article, register here” website [...]
Behind SOPA: What It Means for Busine...
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Big Media tried to pass SOPA, and the Internet rose up. But what is SOPA, and what does it mean for us? Not to mention Protect IP.
Don’t forget to watch the SOPA discussion live, and keep up with the news here at Teknophilia, @Teknophilia and over at The Verge.
Behind SOPA: What It M [...]
I Know What You Torrent
Everyone knows that BitTorrent isn’t anonymous. If you download something you shouldn’t, there’s a chance you’ll get a letter in the mail telling you to stop violating copyright laws or risk going to court.
To highlight this lack of privacy, the website You Have Downloaded gives you a (not so) nice list of what you [...]
Can Facebook Get You a Job?
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Everyone knows that networking at business meetings and conferences can have a big payoff later on. Now it also helps to network online. With sites like Facebook and LinkedIn, knowing how to network and use technology is more important than ever.
From MBA Online:
It turns out, the mor [...]
The World of Social Media 2011
Fantastic video infographic on the rise of social media and its impact on society and the internet.
Google no longer ranks as the #1 visited site in the internet, falling behind Facebook, while twitter is a rising star for sharing and communicating quickly.
The World of Social Media 2011 [via Video Infographs]
[picture] Mark Zuckerberg at th [...]
American Censorship Day
Fantastic infographic on the dangers of the Stop Online Piracy Act, click on the picture for a larger view.
We’ve added a banner on our site. Don’t like it? It can happen here, and on all the other websites you love and visit every day.
Today, Congress holds hearings on the first American Internet censorship system. If it passes, [...]
DEFCON Search and Seizure Explained
With ever-growing amounts of our information and livelihood being put online, the laws and privacy issues regarding how this information is used for and against us is being constantly reassessed. Old laws are no longer applicable, and legislators are having trouble keeping up.
From the description:
An overview of recent developments surround [...]
Information About You from Social Net...
You can basically make a whole dossier on someone with this information.
Make sure to click on the picture for a larger version, and learn more about Identity Theft and Social Media.
What Personal Info You Are Broadcasting On Social Networks [via Make Use Of]
What information are you broadcasting about yourself [via itsec]
Geosense adds Location Awareness to y...
Most phones now have GPS in them, but laptops are being left behind. Most manufacturers don’t offer a GPS chip, and those that can be bought are expensive. Geosense aims to bring GPS functionality to your PC without the need for any expensive GPS chips or software.
Geosense uses IP and Wi-Fi lookup powered by Google to find your location, so [...]
Firefox 4.0 is out Today!
The latest version of Firefox is out today, so go and download it. For anyone doing a manual download, please try using a site other than the official site, since Mozilla is afraid of the massive amount of requests it’s going to get.
This version promises to be faster, more stable, and offer better extension support, so go on and get started [...]
Mozilla’s Response to FTC Quest...
“Last week Mozilla submitted comments to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission in response to their request for comment on a proposal describing a new framework for protecting consumer privacy in both online and offline environments. More than 400 comments were submitted from a wide array of interests including individuals, consumer groups, adv [...]
Just how Massive is Google?
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“Just how massive is Google (in real terms) you ask? More specifically, how many pages are in its index? That is the question this aesthetically pleasing infographic attempts to answer. Even though the precise number of pages in Google’s index is a closely-guarded secret, this gra [...]
Wiphishing and Firesheep
How often do you use Wi-Fi? How often do you use a connection you know nothing about? If you’re on the go a lot, you’ve probably connected to hotspots that have no security, or seemed pretty dubious. So why should you care? Because you may find yourself the next victim of wiphishing (also known as an evil twin). This is when a hacker sets up [...]
How to Set Up a Ubuntu Virtual Machin...
These days, a lot of us use more than one computer; which also means we tend to work on more than one OS. In my situation, I use Windows 7 on my main rig, but also need to run Linux programs for research purposes. Now, I could get another computer where I can run Ubuntu, or I could dual-boot it on my main PC. But both of these are rather inc [...]
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