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Could Your Personal Information Become Parade Confetti, Shocking Report [VIDEO]

Chris Allen — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 18:31:40 +0000

You are celebrating Thanksgiving at the Macy’s Parade and the confetti that falls on your shoulder has phone numbers and social security numbers. Information about Mitt Romney’s motorcade. Where did it come from? According to Pix 11, the documents are from the Nassau County Police Department. Confidential papers shredded into confetti and used at the [...]

Your Facebook Privacy Alert Post Does Nothing

Ken Hayes — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 17:23:58 +0000

Starting a few days ago, you may have seen some of your friends post the “privacy” message. Naturally, you might have though, “Crap I gotta do that too!” Well the truth is that nothing you ever put on your Facebook wall will ever exempt you from any of Facebook’s rules. Here’s what the chain letter [...]

Hello Big Brother! Your Smartphone Is Spying on You

David Drew — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:59:10 +0000

As I type this, I feel someone watching me right now. Panting, drooling....oh, wait that's my dog. Still, I just shut my phone off.

An Android developer recently discovered a clandestine application called Carrier IQ built into most smartphones that doesn't just track your location; it secretly records your keystrokes, and there's nothing you can do about it.

iPhone Secretly Tracks Your Every Move, Claims Security Experts

B105 Staff — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 20:53:37 +0000

Security experts Peter Warden and Alasdair Allen have made a startling discovery about Apple's iPhone and 3G iPad: The devices secretly track and record your location.

Apparently, this has been going on for 10 months, despite the fact that Apple has never p