social media

Those 50 million Facebook profiles were already harvested

In this podcast, Jeff and Dave discuss the Facebook and Cambridge Analytica debacle, hackers making bomb threats, and more.

Facebook has rolled out Messenger Kids for parents to talk with their children under 13. Is it safe?

Attackers pretending to be acquaintances asking for money — the story is old, the approaches new. We show you how to avoid the e-bait.

Want to protect your intimate photos from ever going public? Facebook has a suggestion: Upload them yourself!

Here’s why you need to ignore the Jayden K. Smith messages.

Snapchat’s new feature raises security concerns.

The trendy Nimses social network has a ways to go in terms of security and privacy.

Research shows that people who share data digitally are more likely to suffer from data loss and have device issues.

One day I found out that someone was passing off my photos as their own. Here’s what I did.

When web services collapse, they bury users’ data under their ruins. How can we solve this problem?

Social media and ‘likes’ can hurt our relationships and everyday life. Here is how it happens.

How you can fix the security hole within WhatsApp.

What would you do to get more likes on a social network? Take our quiz and see if you’re hooked on likes.

It is surprisingly easy to hack airline reservations, obtain banking data and other private information, steal tickets, and rack up air miles.

We share our lives on social media. What happens if we get locked out?

Facebook has changed its privacy settings several times in the past few years, so we explain once again how to make your account more private.

More than 70% of active Internet users have considered quitting their social networks. What do they have to lose?

A study reveals that people are tired of social networks, but keep using them because they can’t break the ties.

Photo files typically contain additional data on shooting conditions, including a geotag. What happens to this data when the photo is published online?