Today, smartphones are a basic necessity upon which both our personal and work lives depend. All of us use our mobile devices to not just receive phone calls or text messages but surf the internet, get emails and connect with the world in general. It’s not wrong to say that many people store a ton […]
Protect Yourself at Home with these 5 Privacy-Focused Tools
The pandemic COVID 19 is changing the daily routines of millions of people throughout the world, including the way they work. Many companies are telling their employees or giving them the option to work from home. The coronavirus situation and lockdown in most parts of the world have forced a large number of people not […]
8 Ways to Protect Yourself, Your Privacy, and Your Location When Using Social Apps
Online dating has become a norm today, with millions of people looking for partners on different dating apps.
The Future Of Location Data And Privacy
Do you recall that image you sent to a friend about a night out? Or that personal text message you sent to your partner? Or when you searched for information because of a sensitive personal matter? And your whereabouts at the time of sending?
Unlocking your Location Data History on Social Media
I’m a huge social sharing fan, many of my non Geogeeky friends think I share way too much but that’s OK. I’m pretty careful about what I share, when I share it and where I share it. I also don’t share anything that I wouldn’t want anyone at all to see. But how much am […]
Video Tip – TEDxFortMcMurray, Mapping the Now
An interesting TedX presentation from Echosec Systems CEO, Karl Swannie delivered at TEDxFortMcMurray. Karl looks at the now and future of Geo technology, sensors, visualization, social media, and the exciting World of real time data intelligence.
Social Media Guide For Parents (2014 Edition)
A valuable resource for parents was released today and it’s pretty darned nice – and useful! The social media guide for parents has been developed by the Liahona Academy (be sure to check out their website and the other valuable resources they provide) and is delivered as a free web-based resource and a comprehensive infographic […]
Data Privacy and 8 simple tips to protecting your personal privacy online
With Data Privacy Day set to take place on Tuesday Jan 28 there’s no better time to think about your own data usage and data privacy concerns etc… About Data Privacy Day – The proclamation coincides with an international effort to empower and educate people about how to protect their personal information and manage their […]
Smartphone Users don't Mind Sharing Their Location for Safety Reasons
It seems that even in this day of privacy concerns that adults are still relatively comfortable with sharing their location, particularly for safety. That’s what the findings of a survey of some 1,100+ smartphone users has shown.
Privacy, Location and Social Media + A Stalker Exercise – Are You Concerned? What Are You Sharing?
The whole privacy issue thing is really getting interesting lately. Perhaps it’s a good thing… In this article I look at sharing your location, geo-tagged media, privacy concerns, and offer a sample stalker exercise that begins with a simple foursquare checkin.
