It is a non-ending story and here is the latest saga!
"NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- A Facebook privacy policy revision intended to make the site's methods more transparent is instead kicking up a fresh firestorm.
Facebook posted a draft version of its revised terms on March 15 and gave the site's users a one-week comment period to weigh in with questions and suggestions. The changes include many semantic tweaks, like stripping the word "privacy" out of Facebook's "privacy policy," which is now called a "data use policy."
That sounds scary, but Facebook says the changes to its policy documents don't reflect any actual changes in how the site operates. Instead, what it calls "clarifications" are aimed at more clearly describing to users what Facebook does.
That clarity is freaking some members out. Many responded on Facebook's comment page with a wholesale rejection of the new terms. On the German-language version of the proposal, more than 32,000 Facebook members issued the same one-sentence protest: "Ich lehne die Änderungen ab."
That roughly translates to: "I reject the changes.""
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
2012 Password Management Software Product Comparisons
This is an excellent web site. It lists the top 10 password management programs and all of their features. I am seriously considering PAYING (yes me, that's right!) for one of these programs. Kaspersky is the only name I recognize and they are known to be a leader in security systems for PCs. The price for all of these seems right, but it is not clear to me yet, without doing a little more research, if these are one-time or recurring prices. In any case, do take a look at the chart on this site. It is amazingly comprehensive!
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
"How I divorced Google"
This one really caught my eye. It's not about me, but one Tom Henderson
He writes for ITWorld.com.
With all of the bad press Google has been getting lately because of their privacy policy, I found this article very interesting. He has laid out a 7 day calendar for divorcing himself from Google's products. It is worth a look to see some of his reasoning and how he went about it. I don't think this is for me, at least not yet, but maybe some of you will want to consider it.
He writes for ITWorld.com.
With all of the bad press Google has been getting lately because of their privacy policy, I found this article very interesting. He has laid out a 7 day calendar for divorcing himself from Google's products. It is worth a look to see some of his reasoning and how he went about it. I don't think this is for me, at least not yet, but maybe some of you will want to consider it.
Monday, March 19, 2012
Time to change your passwords!
This is always good advice. Changing your passwords regularly can help you avoid some real problems - like your bank account or credit cards being compromised. This blog post came from the Call That Girl web site.
"With spring here and the changeover for daylight savings time, I thought right now would be a good time to remind everyone to change their passwords for most of their online accounts. Most people do not ever change their passwords unless forced by the online sites. Really? Yep. I see it all the time. Nobody likes changing their passwords and usually when they do it, it’s a very similar password that they just used. Is that ok? Yes, but I do recommend on occasion to change it completely.
What are good passwords? Uppercase/lowercase letter, numbers and special characters, 6-8 is the golden rule!
If you have a simple password, such as “password”, you definitely need to change your password!
Sites where you should change your password:
"With spring here and the changeover for daylight savings time, I thought right now would be a good time to remind everyone to change their passwords for most of their online accounts. Most people do not ever change their passwords unless forced by the online sites. Really? Yep. I see it all the time. Nobody likes changing their passwords and usually when they do it, it’s a very similar password that they just used. Is that ok? Yes, but I do recommend on occasion to change it completely.
What are good passwords? Uppercase/lowercase letter, numbers and special characters, 6-8 is the golden rule!
If you have a simple password, such as “password”, you definitely need to change your password!
Sites where you should change your password:
- Banking sites
- Paypal
- Email marketing"
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