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"Smart" Gifts Come With Risks
December 21, 2016
Planning to give an Internet-connected device to someone for Christmas? First, there are things you need to know about these devices… The Internet of Things (IoT) Any device that connects to the Internet is vulnerable to hackers. If you’re at home, look around. How many things besides your phone and computer have an Internet connection? Think: Smart TVs, fitness trackers, baby monitors, appliances, wearables, Wi-fi home security systems and more.
Read More >3 Notorious Ivy League Criminals
November 30, 2016
In the 1987 film, Wall Street, Michael Douglas’ character declares, “Greed, for lack of a better word, is good.” However, this is just a movie line added for drama. We know greed to be a dangerous idea. So how could some people, with an Ivy League education no less, forgo common sense and commit greed-driven white-collar crimes? Earlier this month, former Wall Street executive, Andrew Caspersen, was sentenced to four years in prison for stealing $38.
Read More >3 Things Your Facebook, Twitter and Instagram Reveal About You
December 9, 2016
President-elect Donald Trump follows all but 41 people on Twitter. His choices of who to follow reveal his taste in the kind of content he wants to see. For instance, there aren’t many politicians he follows, almost a fourth of the accounts he follows are his own hotels and golf clubs, and also a handful of conservative commenters. From a comment we make to a photo we share, our social media decisions and choices reveal a lot more about us than we may think.
Read More >Fake Retail Apps Are Fooling Holiday Online Shoppers
December 1, 2016
As we know, the Internet has seen a barrage of fake news in recent months. But now it’s holiday time, and a storm of fake apps has arrived to scam holiday online shoppers. Many of the fake apps are counterfeits of popular stores – ranging from Nordstrom to Dollar Tree to Christian Dior. And while Apple is playing a game of whac-a-mole in removing fake apps from the App Store, they are still popping up every day.
Read More >Holiday Card Etiquette: Sending Cards That Don't Embarrass Yourself
December 13, 2016
People have been making holiday card faux pas since the first Christmas card ever. When Henry Cole, a “prominent educator and patron of the arts,” sent the first Christmas card in 1843, some people thought he was encouraging underage drinking. How did that happen? Well, Cole sent an illustration of a family sitting at a table celebrating the holidays, which included children enjoying “what appear to be glasses of wine.” Some people were outraged, but Cole was just striking an idea that became a tradition – to send cards to family and friends during the holidays.
Read More >This Amazon Holiday Phishing Scam May Fool You
December 14, 2016
Some scams are so phony looking, they make you laugh without skepticism. Then there’s the Amazon phishing scam circulating the Internet recently. This scam is targeting both Amazon Prime members and regular customers, and it’s very sneaky. Scammers are sending fake emails telling customers their order cannot be shipped, then leading them to a phony Amazon-looking website to steal personal information. Tis the season, after all, and scammers love to feign on holiday shoppers.
Read More >Top 5 Most Controversial Celebrity Couples Ever
December 19, 2016
Tabloid covers of the latest celebrity romance change like an airport carousel. A few famous couples last, while others burn like a quick flame then end. And then there are those shocking, awkward, inexplicable celebrity couplings that made our eyes widen and jaws drop. Johnny Depp and Amber Heard lead 2016 with a seemingly never-ending, controversial divorce battle and turbulent marriage. Fans were divided between the two actors when allegations that Depp was abusive drew attention to the famous couple.
Read More >Treat Your Cellphone Number Like Your Social Security Number
December 16, 2016
We often give our numbers out like it’s no-big-deal. But think again. Your cellphone number is a path to your personal information. The value of your cellphone number Think about how often you enter your number on an app or online account. Many of the apps we use every day ask for our cellphone numbers as a means of verification. And social network profiles have it too. But this comes with potential consequences.
Read More >Trump: How Many Properties And How Many Owners?
December 16, 2016
Donald Trump’s name can be seen in golden letters on buildings around the world. But the President-elect’s real estate empire doesn’t all belong to him. In fact, he owns just a handful of these properties. Many of the properties that bear the Trump name were developed as part of a licensing agreement; some are owned by Trump in partnership, and others Trump owns some square footage of (such as Trump Tower in NYC).
Read More >Your Face Says You're a Criminal
December 7, 2016
Could a computer one day be the judge in a courtroom? A new machine learning paper by two Chinese researchers suggests the possibility. However, their study is very controversial. Xiaolin Wu and Xi Zhang, professors from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China, investigated if machines could determine who is a criminal by deciphering people’s facial features. In their paper, Automated Inference on Criminality using Face Images, they state their investigation was successful, and that they’ve even discovered a new law ruling “the normality for faces of non-criminals.
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