What Happens When You Abstain From Facebook?

by | Feb 1, 2019 | Technology

This article discusses what “quitting” Facebook does to/for a person. It’s findings are based on surveys, so it’s questionable whether things like “political-knowledge” are actual or more-likely perceived benefits. One important...

The “Merging” of Facebook’s Messaging Aps

by | Jan 31, 2019 | Security, Technology

The announcement this week that Messenger, Instagram, WhatsAp, and other Facebook-owned tools makes me question serious use of any of these. Facebook makes money selling user data and advertising, and they haven’t got a good record when it comes to user privacy....

Apple Confirms FaceTime Bug

by | Jan 29, 2019 | Security

https://www.cnet.com/google-amp/news/apple-facetime-bug-lets-you-hear-iphone-mac-audio-before-the-call-is-connected Update: Apple has disabled FaceTime Groups on its end, listing Group Facetime as “temporarily unavailable” on its support page. This serves as a...

Privacy – whatever.

by | Jan 27, 2019 | General Blog, Security

Privacy. Companies like Google, Amazon, Facebook, Apple, etc… all tell us how much they value and care about our privacy. Yet the truth is revealed in an endless serried of breaches, hacks, and outright lies presented to us. The end results are nearly always the...