Privacy & Security Tips - Page 3


 

November, 2004

• Adware has been criticized for occasionally including code that tracks a user's personal information and passes it on to third parties, without the user's authorization or knowledge.

• This practice has been dubbed Spyware and has prompted an outcry from computer security and privacy advocates, including the Electronic Privacy Information Center.

• Your privacy is being invaded. What you are doing on your computer is being watched right now. There are companies that know you are looking at this page.

 
December, 2004

• Many businesses know what you typed to your family, friends and co-workers. They know what you are emailing to other individuals.

• Hackers are watching to capture your credit card numbers, passwords, and other personal information.

• Is your employer, spouse, significant other or an unknown criminal spying on you? It's simple for these people to install spyware on your computer and invade your privacy.  

• Spyware can be installed remotely without your knowledge and then periodically send your private information by email to the owner of the Spyware.

January, 2005

• PC World Magazine reported that one in five companies has disciplined employees for inappropriate use of the Internet.

• The New York Times says 25% of all corporate Internet traffic is unrelated to work.

• Vault.com says 37% of employees surveyed admitted they constantly surfed non-work-related sites while at work.

February, 2005

• The "Anti-Spyware" Article in the PC World Magazine, states that Antivirus Programs combat the traditional threats of viruses, worms, and Trojan horses but do little, if anything, about Spyware installed by sneaky Websites or suspicious employers, or via software downloads.

• Spyware, Keyloggers, and Adware are being secretly installed on your computer when you install some programs from the internet. It usually comes from free software. Nothing is ever truly free.

• Ruthless companies are greedily cashing in on invading your privacy by installing this "scum ware". They are getting paid to include scum ware on your computer without your knowledge or permission.
  

March, 2005

• Some websites can actually install software on your computer without you even knowing it. These programs record what you type, where you go, what you buy and they can even capture screenshots of your computer.

• They are then transmitted secretly via the internet to the perpetrators without your knowledge or permission.

• Frightened? You should be as this can include your usernames, passwords, credit card numbers and more things than you care to know.

• This has been going on for years now right under your nose, secretly. They are worse than viruses. The scariest part is, it is legal.