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jalali — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 18:56:42 +0000

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The reason people don’t join Facebook? Privacy.

jalali — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 21:50:29 +0000

Wedbush Securities did a survey of more than 2,500 people and found that the second biggest reason people don’t join the social networking site Facebook – is a fear of losing their privacy.

Facebook and waste of time?

Greenpeace

jalali — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 20:31:45 +0000

I had the chance to volunteer for Greenpeace once and it was quite an experience. Mainly I just stood in the cold and handed out flyers but I got to know some of the Greenpeace staff. These are passionate people to say the least. The group has always been controversial, largely due to the fact they are willing to do just about anything to help our planet. I can’t say I agree with them 100%, but I can say I think we need to do what we can now to help preserve our planet. It’s the little things that add up to big change.

This is a striking video that I found on YouTube that was put together by Greenpeace. It is a little graphic, so if you want to avoid feeling a little queasy you should probably skip it.

Albert Gonzalez, Rolling Stone and The Biggest Cyber Crime in History

jalali — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 16:16:45 +0000

Rolling Stone magazine recently reported about a ring of hackers that really – well – kind of surprised me. I knew there were hackers everywhere. Most of these people are just playing around, trying to see what computers they can ‘hack’ into. In reality, computers – and the web, are not secure. If you know what you are doing, you can get into just about any network.

Of course, the FBI watches this closely, including watching the people who have the skills to get past the most secure networks in the world. One such hacker named Albert Gonzalez.

Albert Gonazalez

Albert, and a group of hackers called ShawdowCrew, were recently caught stealing more than 170 million ATM numbers, getting pin numbers (somehow) and then withdrawing cash all over the world. They netted millions and it costs banks hundreds of millions.

The point: Nothing online is totally secure. Your best defense is to monitor your credit, including charges to your credit cards. While criminals may be able to get your information, whether or not they are able to do anything with it is up to you.