The phone numbers and Facebook ID’s of some 419 million Facebook users have been compromised after a group discovered a database left unprotected on a server that anyone could access. The discovery by TechCrunch found the server had no password protection and that anyone could find and access the database. The information included users’ unique Facebook ID and the phone…
Facial recognition is now a full part of Facebook offered to all users. Last year Facebook quietly rolled out facial recognition to some users. The feature allows Facebook to scan photo uploads from all users and identify a person who is in the photo whether they took it or not. It replaces the ‘tag suggestions’ you may have seen when…
You may have a safe space in your home in case of a bad storm, but your smartphone can also be a lifeline in emergency situations, unless the battery dies. Some storms can knock out power for days. So it’s important to have at least one portable battery charger per phone or device. The bigger the better. Large portable chargers…
First it was the headphone jack and now it’s the home button. Apple has removed the circular button on the face of earlier iPhones so that the newest iPhones, the X, Xs, XS Max and Xr can have larger display screens. While the new screens are beautiful it will take some time before iPhone users are completely okay with the…
If you own an iPhone, your information could have been stolen by hackers just by visiting a website. It’s a major flaw just discovered by a security team at Google that destroys the perception some have that iPhones cannot be hacked. All someone had to do was visit a website. A Google security team discovered a small collection of hacked…
“Is this you?” “Did you make this video?” If you spend any time on Facebook you’ve probably received a message from a friend asking one of those questions. The message has a link to a video and might even include your profile picture. Don’t let curiosity get the better of you because it’s a scam and it could steal your…
A case of a suspected pedophile convicted of grooming a child with the intent of committing a sexual offense has shown a new light on sexual predators using Instagram to find potential victims. According to the BBC, police in England arrested 39 year old Dominic Nielen-Groen after he had driven over 160 miles to meet a 15 year old girl…
We’ve told you about these disturbing kids videos before. Brought it up 3 years ago. Creepy, gross and way too provocative for kids. Videos that are all over YouTube. Find one, and kids can follow down a rabbit hole to hundreds of others. Now Google, which owns YouTube is cracking down. Curious parents can easily find videos of Disney princesses…
This is a great time of year to be a football fan. Everyone starts the season with hopes of a conference or national championship. If the season doesn’t start well, it’s still a great time to enjoy fall Saturdays and Sundays with friends at tailgate parties or backyard get togethers. Most of those parties during football season involve the grill….
A couple of years ago some friends decided it’d be a good idea to have their wedding at 4 PM on a Saturday afternoon in October. It wasn’t that I didn’t want to be there to celebrate but there were multiple college football games on the schedule. I was going to miss one of the biggest games of the year…
