Apr 13, 2020 | Facebook, phone, Privacy, security, video, web_services
The world has adopted Zoom for video chats with friends and family while we shelter, for good reasons: it’s free or inexpensive, it’s easy to use, and it works very well. Naturally, there’s been a backlash, because, I don’t know, good things...
Mar 4, 2020 | Android, Facebook, Google, Privacy, security
Previously: Location Tracking: They Know Where You Are Location Tracking: LA LA LA I DON’T WANT TO HEAR YOU Our phones track our movements every minute of every day. We carry around beacons that continuously broadcast their location. Our phones are remarkably...
Jan 29, 2020 | Chrome, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, news, Office, Office 365, Politics, search
Two weeks ago, Google changed its web search results to fool you into clicking on paid ads by mistake. Last week Microsoft announced that an upcoming update for Office will force web searches in Chrome to go through Bing instead of Google – without consent and...
Jan 22, 2020 | Android, Apple, backup, Chrome, computers, Facebook, Google, Internet, laptops, LastPass, mail, mobile, phone, security, software, spam, web_services, Windows10, Windows7
These are the rules for computer and online safety in 2020. You can download a copy here. Only your vigilance will protect you against bad guys. You will be safe if you are cautious. Stop and think before you click on links, before you call unfamiliar phone...
Dec 23, 2019 | bruceb, business, Chrome, Facebook, Google, Google Home, home assistants, LastPass, mail, Microsoft, mobile, news, Office, Office 365, OneDrive, Outlook, phone, Politics, Privacy, security, Windows10
(This will be the last Bruceb News article until I recover from an upcoming business conference trip to Hawaii. Happy holidays!) I think I accomplished two goals in 2019: writing articles about privacy and security that were so terrifying that they kept you awake at...
Dec 16, 2019 | business, Facebook, Google, law, news, Politics, Privacy
Your personal information is being bought and sold by companies that lurk in the shadows. You’ve never heard of them. That’s the way they like it. This is the most important issue that affects your privacy today. Let’s start with a tight focus....
