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    PCM25: Are We Making Ourselves Too Vulnerable Through Tech?

    July 23, 2015 /

    Sometimes the tech that makes our lives so much better can also lead us to a place of extreme vulnerability. That’s the running theme of episode 25 of the PC Mike podcast, where so much of the tech news these days seems to deal with other people trying to mess with the lives of other people – be it looking at highly personal photos and videos captured and stored on our devices to hijacking our actual cars and trucks. Take, for instance, the Jeep that was hacked as part of a story Wired magazine did this week. A couple of hackers were able to use the Jeep’s WiFi to gain complete…

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    PCM14: Privacy Rules: How to Use the Internet and Social Media in 2015

    March 27, 2015 /

    It’s time to put a halt to being tracked, monitored, spied on or preyed upon online! But it’s up to us to take control of our privacy and stop businesses, hackers, spammers, the government, or anyone else from spying on our online activities. And the ways to go about it might not always be obvious – stuff like posting cool vacation pics while still on vacation or letting everyone know when it’s your birthday can seem innocuous but lead to a world of trouble, says Tyler Cohen Wood, a social media expert and guest on this week’s PC Mike Techcast.  Her website is here. An expert in social media and cyber…

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    Quick Guide: Erase Yourself from the Net

    July 6, 2014 /

    The Internet can be a pretty intimidating place. Web companies can track your online activities. Your privacy can be exposed. Fortunately, there are some ways to find out what others know about you and how you can stop them from monitoring you. One of the handiest tools for smartphones and web browsers is called Ghostery. You can download to your computer or mobile device and it shows you what companies are tracking you and then gives you the power to block scripts, images, objects and framed documents from companies that you don’t trust. A Website called Find Me Online offers extensive links to all sorts of places where information about you…

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