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5 easy and simple ways to protect your privacy online - how to prepare for the next big threat
Newspaper | Mirror
Date | 18.8.2016
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | privacy, threat
Summary | Privacy expert Mark Weinstein shares some tips to protect your privacy online: use safe internet browsers, be careful where you search (for instance, Google saves all of your searches), WhatsApp is not as private as what you might think, use a cloud storage that can't see your information, etc. We should be worried about our privacy in the future as governments are trying to get backdoor access to apps and digital devices. Millennials seem to be the ones that are most concerned about their online privacy.
Image Description | Photographs of a woman in front of social media icons, two hands using computer mice and a keyboard, fingers touching a screen displaying the Google search bar, WhatsApp icon, cloud storage icons, hand holding a smartphone in front of the Facebook logo, portrait of Tim Cook, and Facebook "laughing" reaction button
Image Tags | emojis, Facebook, female(s), Google, hand(s), keyboard, male(s), smartphone, social media, WhatsApp
No, WhatsApp can't get you 'free internet without WiFi' - don't fall for the scam
Newspaper | Mirror
Date | 16.1.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | threat, WhatsApp
Summary | Scammers are trapping people on WhatsApp with the offer of free internet service abroad without wifi. Users ought to be careful. Usually in these scams, users are sent a link from an unsuspecting contact which leads them to a website where they have to enter their personal data (which will be used to profit from them) and asked to share the link with a number of contacts to get the service.
Image Description | Getty image of a woman frowning at a smartphone with a WhatsApp icon in the background and some screenshots of the scam message and the website.
Image Tags | female(s), logo, smartphone, WhatsApp
The 15 phone apps that could make your life a whole lot happier
Newspaper | Mirror
Date | 20.4.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | smartphone
Summary | There are a variety of apps to make all aspects of life more convenient: an weather forecast app that suggests appropriate clothing, an app that helps you pack, apps that help you find the nearest public toilet cheapest gas station, your car in a carpark by retracing your steps (pirate treasure map themed), or cheapest flight, then an app that synchronizes your notes between your devices and with select contacts, an app that lets your friends or family trace your walk home at night, an app that lets you keep an eye on the whereabouts of your children or spouse, apps that remember your passwords and banking details safely, an app that helps you budget your finances or your time spent on your smartphone, and even an app that lets you know which parts of movies you can easily miss for a bathroom break.
Image Description | A Getty image of a man holding a smartphone and chatting on WhatsApp, and images of a toilet, a plane, some hands holding money, a packed suitcase, and a woman using a smartphone in a movie theater.
Image Tags | female(s), hand(s), male(s), smartphone, WhatsApp
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