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Apple - Press Info - Apple Media Advisory - 0 views
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"we have discovered that certain celebrity accounts were compromised by a very targeted attack on user names, passwords and security questions"
Facebook Hack Compromised 30 Million People, Exposing Phone Numbers, Emails - 0 views
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College students should be on the lookout for breaches in their social media accounts. In this digital age, college kids put most of their information on their social media accounts and should take the necessary precautions to create secure passwords.
A Student's Need-to-Know Guide to Web Security - OnlineUniversities.com - 1 views
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1. Don't download free media. 2. Don't overshare personal information on social media accounts. 3. Change passwords regularly. 4. Be cautious on public networks and computers.
My Detainment Story or: How I Learned to Stop Feeling Safe in My Own Country and Hate B... - 2 views
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Here's that firsthand account I mentioned the other day, of a producers from the public radio show On the Media who was detained at the border when returning from a wedding in Canada.
The NSA's Best PR Move in Months - On The Media - 1 views
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Encrypted tweets from the NSA! Good to see them have a sense of humor.
Meet the seven people who hold the keys to worldwide internet security | Technology | T... - 1 views
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This doesn't quite follow the guidelines of the blogging assignment, I don't think, but I found it pretty interesting, so I'll share this one too. This is basically about the people who are going to be holding the keys to the building blocks of the internet. I'm not sure I understand it completely, but it sounds fascinating!
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Excellent find! I heard about this security system when the author of this piece, James Ball, was interviewed for the "On the Media" podcast: http://www.onthemedia.org/story/so-many-keys/. Great stuff.
Gimlet Media | » #46 Yik Yak Returns - 0 views
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That Reply All podcast episode about Yik Yak I mentioned in class the other day? They've just updated their January story (which focused on events at Colgate University) putting in context of recent events at Missouri and Yale.
Social Networking Privacy: How to be Safe, Secure and Social - 2 views
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This website provides ample information on not only the ins and outs of public information but it also gives helpful suggestions on how to keep things private and why. One interesting suggestion discussed the risks of posting your birthday as identity thieves can predict your Social Security number based off of your place of birth and birthdate.
What if there's no WhatsApp in China? - 2 views
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Recently China blocked the Facebook app "Whatsapp," and I find this interesting because by the decision of their government, they can decide your intake of content from the outside world and where to cut it off. Some parts of this relate to Cryptography because people have become very creative in getting around firewalls and accessing blocked sites anyways.
Reply All by Gimlet Media - 0 views
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