Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● November 30, 2011
Over the last few weeks there’s been a noticeable uptick in the number of news outlets covering the growing concerns over how your cellphone can be used to spy on you, track you, and invade your privacy. Even taking a photo with your smartphone can carry consequences. While the above news story may seem grim, [...]
Posted by: ID Guardian in: ● October 28, 2011
There’s one thing worse than being talked about…and it’s falling for a phishing scam on Twitter. By nature, when people tell you that there’s a rumor spreading about you or that someone is trashing your name, you will want to know details. It’s simple, human behavior: if people are trash-talking your name and your reputation, [...]
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Posted by: Matt Sarrel in: ● October 25, 2011
Public outcry over a recent decision by OnStar, the service that helps report accidents and track stolen GM cars, to amend their privacy policy has caused the company to think again. “We listened,” said OnStar’s president, Linda Marshall. “We hope to maintain the trust of our more than six million customers.” OnStar announced changes to [...]
Posted by: ID Guardian in: ● October 20, 2011
This morning, the United States woke to news of escalating situations in Libya. From CNN, the report of Moammar Gadhafi’s death (along with a graphic image of the deposed leader) was finally confirmed at 10:36 ET. Earlier on Facebook and Twitter, while facts and images trickled out of Libya, IDGuardian posted the following: With the [...]
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Osama bin Laden,
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social engineering,
Steve Jobs,
Twitter,
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Posted by: Megan Howard in: ● September 21, 2011
My mom often looks at my struggles as a 21st century mom, shakes her head, and says, “You have a lot more to deal with than I did when I was raising you.” I was a child of the 1970s. We didn’t wear seatbelts. We played on rickety swing sets that were plopped right down [...]
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Posted by: ID Guardian in: ● August 29, 2011
Whether it is this week or next, a new school year is about to begin. Your child, regardless of the grade, now faces a who new year of challenges, both academic and emotional. While parents tend to focus more on the obstacles at hand — time for homework, time for extra-cxurricular activities, what your child [...]
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Posted by: Matt Sarrel in: ● August 24, 2011
As identity theft against children continues to appear as a growing issue online and in mainstream media outlets, IDGuardian is reposting some of our previous articles concerning minors and keeping their personal data safe. The importance of safeguarding one’s personally identifying information (PII) came to the forefront of society’s attention during the massive Sony data breach [...]
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Posted by: ID Guardian in: ● August 22, 2011
With two weeks of summer remaining, our attentions begin to turn to what is coming after the extended Labor Day weekend. There is the weather turning to cooler (and after our summer here, welcomed) temperatures. For sports fans it’s The World Series in baseball, while football fans (thankfully) look forward to the beginning of the [...]
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Posted by: ID Guardian in: ● August 17, 2011
With identity theft against children a growing issue online and in mainstream media outlets, IDGuardian is reposting some of our previous articles concerning minors and keeping their personal data safe. It may seem that assuring your child’s personally identifying information (PII) is easy to keep secure, but it can be pretty hard to do as [...]
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Twitter,
WordPress,
YouTube
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● August 16, 2011
Tampa Bay Online recently ran a story on what could be a growing problem of identity confusion, a case where a victim is treated like a criminal because the real criminal happens to have the same name, date of birth, and even Social Security number. While there are not too many documented cases, it could [...]
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