Daniel Oberhaus reports: Google and Facebook are two of the most valuable companies in the United States and the majority of their revenue is derived from selling advertisements. The reason that these giants of Silicon Valley are able to command a whopping three-quarters of the US ad market is because of the extensive amount of…
Category: Online
How to figure out if hackers leaked your password
If you haven’t tried using HaveIBeenPwned.com to see if your email address has been part of any big breach, that should be your first step. Check that site to see whether your login credentials have been compromised in any hack known to the site’s owner, Troy Hunt. If your login credentials have been part of…
IMDb removes phony page after teen gets his state attorney general involved
Earlier this month, PogoWasRight.org reported on a case involving a teenager we called “Kenny.” Kenny had asked for this blogger’s help getting IMDb to remove a fake page about him. The fake page on IMDb had his real name and real location, but claimed that he had acted in a movie, been involved in producing a…
Hundreds of Apps Can Empower Stalkers to Track Their Victims
Jennifer Valentino-DeVries reports: KidGuard is a phone app that markets itself as a tool for keeping tabs on children. But it has also promoted its surveillance for other purposes and run blog posts with headlines like “How to Read Deleted Texts on Your Lover’s Phone.” A similar app, mSpy, offered advice to a woman on…