There's nothing like the holidays to bring out the best - and the worst - in people. The holiday season is rife with potential scams, but you don't have to fall for them. Here are a few Christmas scams and ways to avoid them.Kirjoittanut m2o Digital Agency

In early November, 2010, global Internet users were made aware of a massive for-profit breach of privacy involving the sale of Facebook User ID numbers, or UIDs, to data brokers.Today we look at Facebook application security, and help you protect your privacy.Kirjoittanut m2o Digital Agency

419 Scams are known by many names: Nigerian letter scams, the Spanish Prisoner scam, or the Russian confidence game. This episode we look at the 419 scam and give you tips to protect yourself from becoming another victim.Kirjoittanut m2o Digital Agency

Email is the most prevalent form of communication on the planet; over 250 billion emails are sent every day, averaging over 3 million emails every second. Eighty percent of these emails are malicious, unwanted messages that can waste your time and cause real harm to your computer or smartphone. Here’s a guide to identifying them and what to do abou…

For the first time in human history it has become nearly impossible to outrun or outlive poor decisions and social faux pas.Your reputation is crucially important to many things: your employability, your social standing, and even relationships with friends and family. In this weeks episode we examine the three major elements to protecting your repu…

This week Kasia looks at security on mobile devices, and gives some tips on securing your iPhone, Android , and BlackBerry smartphones. From security settings and wi-fi to pins and passwords, we help you keep your smartphone secure.Kirjoittanut m2o Digital Agency

This week we take a look at what happens to your personal information when you post it online.When you think of the flow of information on the Internet, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Speed? Ease of access? Up-to-the-minute news? The immediacy of being able to access what’s going on right now can be a dangerous thing; it fools us into t…

This week we take a different look at Facebook. How they - and other "free" social media sites - make money using your information.How do these sites manage to make money? The sheer scale of development costs and supporting a large user base is expensive. The one element that all of these services have in common is the uniform requirement of person…

This week we look at public wi-fi hotspots, and assess their risk to your personal information. We show you the risks, and give you tips to protect your privacy and security.Kirjoittanut m2o Digital Agency

We look at workplace privacy and answer the question of how much information does your boss have access to? Also, we give you some simple tips for protecting your privacy while surfing the web at work.www.privacynow.tvKirjoittanut m2o Digital Agency

www.privacynow.tv Privacy Now TV travels to Seattle to attend the pii2010 conference, and talks to privacy experts such as: Betsy Masiello, Google Eve Maler, Paypal Fran Maier, TRUSTe Bill Schrier, City of Seattle Craig Spiezle, Online Trust Alliance Joshua Konvisser, Pillsbury Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP Hunter Whitney, Hunter Whitney & As…

You may not realize this, but unless you bought your own email server hardware and software, and built and host your own infrastructure, you do not actually own your email. ; You are simply renting it from the provider, be it commercial or free.Kirjoittanut m2o Digital Agency

Facebook is growing faster than ever, and as popularity rises, so do privacy and security concerns. We give you step-by-step instructions on how to set your privacy settings, warn you about the dangers of Instant Personalization and introduce you to a new threat that may have you liking Britney Spears!…

www.privacynow.tvOn Thursday, August 19th, 2010, Facebook launched Places, a new service - somewhat similar to Foursquare, Loopt and Gowalla - that lets users “Check in” to geographical locations and share that information with their Facebook friends. Described as a “rob me alert”, it poses serious privacy concerns, and by default is enabled on eve…

In this week's episode, Kasia gives an overview of online security, where you'll learn some important tips on how to protect yourself online, from handling phishing emails to pop-up security warnings. We also see what Marlon Brando had to say about the importance of privacy, and show you the passwords that people use most, so you don't make the sam…

Many online privacy and security issues fall under the category of cybercrime, and there exists an entire industry whose sole purpose is to steal your information and sell it to the highest bidder. This week Kasia takes a look at cybercrime and explains what it is, and why you should be concerned. Plus, she gives you a tip on protecting yourself fr…