Your Online Privacy in the Hands of Private Companies

Online privacy is as much a fundamental right as our normal privacy, even though it has not been included in the constitution. But the government itself is not too keen on protecting the online privacy of citizens online. Surveillance is on the rise and you can never be sure if the email you sent or the data you uploaded is accessible only for the people you intended to. Anonymous social media accounts also threaten social media privacy.

Holiday Security Tips for Businesses

The holiday season is a joyous period for most of the netizens, but for businesses it is the time of “busy-ness”. One of the tasks that companies have is ensuring the online security of their networks. Holiday season is when the probability of an attack or a breach is at the highest. While this statement seems to border on the paranoid, there is a strong line of reasoning behind this.

The Quest for Using Other Application to Complete Half-Done uTorrent Downloads

It has happened. The worst fears of the torrent downloader have come true. uTorrent is going commercial and the newest version of the uTorrent client has advertisements and other commercial elements in it. What more, you also have a toolbar that the uTorrent client promotes and you have the option of adding it to your browser while installing uTorrent. uTorrent is without doubt the best BitTorrent download client and its commercialization was expected if not anticipated.

Online Shopping Scams That You Need to Watch Out For

It is past Thanksgiving and December is almost upon us. The Christmas season has all but started and you might be gearing up for the holiday season with big plans already. Shopping, of course, will be one of the main things on your agenda and without saying, we can safely assume that online shopping will be a big part of your shopping ritual. While this is all fine, you might just be forgetting, or rather ignoring the risks fraught with online shopping. There is a good chance that you have to spend your holiday in damage control mode if something goes wrong while shopping online.

Feds Have More Privileges For Warrant-less Surveillance, Courtesy a New Bill

You may expect that the government would be aiding in protecting your online privacy. But unfortunately, the situation is the exact opposite in today’s world. The government is spending millions of dollars on surveillance over the internet. The people who are surveyed are not the ones who are being suspected of something, or who have some past record of suspicious activities. All the citizens and residents of the nation are under constant surveillance. This is a measure that the government undertakes with or without your consent for the sake of national security.

Use Google Alerts to Keep Track Of Your Competitors Online

It is not a secret that businesses try to keep track of their competitors extensively. It is one of the best ways of ensuring that you are successful in your chosen domain of business. In today’s world where the internet is as much a part of our lives as food is, you will definitely be using the internet to watch your competition. While there are a number of tools, both free and paid, to assist you in keeping track of your competitors over the internet, Google Alerts is one of the best.

Overwhelming Demand for Anti-Censorship Tools

One of the biggest agendas of the Obama government is freedom for all over the internet. Internet freedom has become one of the issues that are being fought over with an intensity that reminds us of the freedom struggles of the past century. However, this particular struggle is being waged in a very different manner. The government is sponsoring a few efforts that are being directed to develop tools that help the common man fight against online censorship. These tools are aimed at circumnavigating the barriers that online censorship creates. You can watch unrestricted TV, view sites that are barred by censorship barriers like firewalls, or even gain access to sites that don’t turn up in search engine results.

Use Virtual Credit Card Number to Shop without Concerns about Privacy Intrusion

Online shopping is commonplace today and people love it because of the convenience and discounts that it offers. There are many more advantages of online shopping but conversely, there are also a number of risks involved. To help in generating more business, advertisers use online tracking to gain insight into the mindset of consumers and mold their business strategy according to the data they get. Thus, the biggest concern of online shoppers is to shop without being tracked.

Mobile Device Users Cavalier about Their Online Behavior

Every day, we read about more and more security and privacy breaches occurring on the internet. Even though online security software has evolved so much and the level of security has significantly increased, these instances of breaches still occur. This might make you wonder if there is something wrong with your online behavior. A recent survey indicated that more than 80% of the users of mobile devices (smartphones and tablets) reported that they are afraid for their online security and privacy. Yet, most of them admitted to indulging in actions that are not considered safe.

Privacy of Online Shoppers Must Be Protected

The privacy protection of online shoppers is one of the hot topics for debate today, but no one seems to have a solution that is viable or everyone. Firstly, the privacy laws that are in existence today were made at a time when the lawmakers did not even have an inkling that one day, a phenomenon such as online shopping would occur in the future. Also, the online privacy methods seem to be evolving so rapidly that the existing privacy laws are all but a hindrance. So, the big question now is that can someone come up with the law that allows you to shop without being tracked.