How to stay secure on social media – free course from KnowBe4
KnowBe4 is providing a no-cost 'Social Media: Staying Secure in a Connected World' course. It is part of a global effort to increase online safety during Natio...
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Will Popl steal your data? (update)
Popl is a device/app for NFC equipped Android or iOS devices. With it, you can share your social media profiles and more with another person's smartphone with ...
TikTok times up
Got to love America. One day El Pres Trump says 'TikTok times up' citing that it is nothing more than a tool of the Chinese Communist Party to spy on US Citize...
Big Tech needs even bigger Digital Privacy regulation – ban data-harvesting
Big Tech – Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix and Google (even little tech and throw Microsoft under the bus as well) could not exist in the same form today as d...
GetReminded – helpful tool or data-harvesting app?
GetReminded is a free Australian app designed to help you save money by reminding you of significant dates. This could be to avoid late fees by paying your bil...
Banned Hikvision cameras surface in Australia as EZVIZ
Australia is removing a popular Chinese security camera brand Hikvision from government and enterprise use. But Hikvision is back under the name EZVIZ.
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ACCC sets hounds on Apple and Google app stores
The ACCC (bless them) have placed Apple and Google app store policies under the microscope. In part, it is about monopolies affecting consumers and in part, ab...
TikTok is just another attack vector – into your heart and head
Chinese owned TikTok has just shown us that it is nothing more than an unregulated attack vector that can spread fear, uncertainty and deception among its user...
What is a Nation-State Attack? Why you should be very afraid
A nation-state attack is a calculated cyber-attack either by a foreign government or professional hackers financed by one.
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Memories.com.au – legit or not?
Gail, a reader, has asked us to investigate Memories.com.au after seeing its TV ads. Her concern is on many levels, not the least of which is the long term saf...
Arlo – Privacy as a Pledge
Arlo - Privacy as a Pledge is a something few other security camera makers can match. Why? Because Arlo’s business model is not based on selling your data.
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Tech Recall H1 2020 – WD, Panasonic, Epson, J-Sky and Comsol
It is a mixed bag of tech recall H1 2020.
Western Digital - Power Supply model number APP524-051240U for My Passport Wireless Pro and SSD Hard Drives,Panaso...