Category Archives: Privacy

Things you should never post on Facebook

The following is an excerpt from a very interesting article which appeared on MakeUseOf recently. Any of you who are using Facebook should read the entire article. We want to remind you that the views expressed in posts other than our own do not necessarily reflect our views – we publish them to provide you with information you… Read More »

Will Canada’s New Anti-spam Law Work?

Terry wants our take on Canada’s new anti-spam law Perhaps you could take a look at and comment on Canada’s new anti-spam law – I haven’t but I do know that everyone you have already given permission to send you things by email now have to email you for permission to do so; I am not sure at… Read More »

The Voyeurs at NSA

Ordinary people ‘caught in NSA net’ Ninety percent of people identified in a tranche of communications intercepted by the NSA were ordinary internet users, not foreign surveillance targets, analysis by a US paper says. Much highly personal information was retained by the NSA, the paper says Ninety percent of people identified in a tranche of communications intercepted by… Read More »

You can run but you can’t hide

The NSA Is Targeting Users of Privacy Services, Leaked Code Shows If you use Tor or any of a number of other privacy services online or even visit their web sites to read about the services, there’s a good chance your IP address has been collected and stored by the NSA, according to top-secret source code for a… Read More »

How to Use Windows Cipher Command

Wipe Free Disk Space With Windows’ Cipher Command Hidden Windows Feature: Wipe free disk space with a simple command Works with Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8x By now you know (or you should know) that when you delete files or folders in Windows, they’re not really deleted. Not even close. Deleting a file or… Read More »