The Risk of Accessibility Permissions in Android Devices

• December 9th, 2020
Mobile Security, Online Privacy, Online Safety

Android Accessibility Services was created to help developers enhance their apps to cater to and assist individuals with disabilities in overcoming their challenges when using their smartphones. When users download these apps, they need to enable ‘Accessibility Permissions’ in order to take advantage of these benefits.  

Netflix’s ‘The Social Dilemma’: An Eye-Opener to a Silent Existential Crisis, or an Overblown Scare Tactic?

• November 11th, 2020
Data Privacy, Data Protection, Mobile Security, Online Privacy, Uncategorized

“What I want people to know is that everything they’re doing online is being watched, is being tracked, every single action you take is carefully monitored and recorded”.

-Jeff Seibert, tech entrepreneur.

Netflix’s recent release ‘The Social Dilemma’ caught the world by a storm. With the whole world going through the COVID crisis and the US dealing with the recent elections (in addition to dealing with many social and political controversies), this documentary couldn’t have been released at a better time. Or…was it?

How to Spot and Stop Popular Online Shopping Scams this Shopping Season

• November 1st, 2020
anti-phishing, Data Privacy, Data Protection, Holidays, Online Privacy, Online Safety, PC security

It’s shopping season! While more people choose to do their holiday shopping online, this creates the perfect opportunity for cybercriminals to entice unsuspecting shoppers. Check out how you can avoid scam attempts this holiday season.

How to Choose a Good Password

• October 15th, 2020
Data Privacy, Data Protection, Mobile Security, Online Privacy, Online Safety, Passwords

Passwords. We need them for almost everything nowadays. Entering our phones, our computers, social media, and almost any website that involves a credit card purchase or includes personal details. Every time we start a new account on a password-protected site or system, we’re prompted to create a password.

Protecting your Devices’ Mic from Hackers

• August 10th, 2020
antivirus, Data Privacy, Mobile Security, Online Privacy

Eavesdropping. It used to be something we did to people who shared the same space with us before text messages was a thing. We would put our ear against the door and desperately tried to pick up any parts we could of the secret conversation in the next room. Nowadays, we can have a conversation with a friend about the new Kanye West album, and then as soon as we go into Facebook, what do you know? An ad for that Yeezus album comes up.