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10 Social Networking Tips for Parents & Other Cyber News

10 Social Networking Tips for Parents
Article by Fearless Web Team
Trend Micro

For many Internet users social networking has become their main online activity.  More than likely your kids are involved with social networking, perhaps even more than you realize. As responsible parents we want to know with whom our kids are associated and help them establish meaningful relationships in life. But how can we help them do that with their online friends and acquaintances?

Here are 10 tips that will help you guide your kids to having safe and positive interactions on social networking sites.

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Facebook and Android under increased security threats
Article by Molly McHugh
Digital Trends

It shouldn't come as a huge surprise that spamming popular platforms like Facebook and Android is on the rise, but the steep jump should increase your caution.

Noticed an increase in sleazy posts by your Facebook friends? A new report reveals their lewd natures aren’t entirely to blame. According to AVG Technologies, Facebook users have been subjected to a huge increase in PUS (potentially unwanted sites) over the last 12 months.

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Is Smartphone Security Good Enough?
By Keir Thomas
PCWorld

Would you object if a police officer stopped you for speeding, then took your phone and cloned all its data--including photos, videos, e-mails, and recent GPS locations?

If you get pulled over by the Michigan State Police, this might be a reality, courtesy of handheld phone cloners that are designed for forensics use but which the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) claims are being used by patrol officers.

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Govt targets ring infecting 2.3 million computers
By PETE YOST and LOLITA C. BALDOR
The Seattle Times

WASHINGTON —
The FBI and the Justice Department on Wednesday began dismantling a ring of international computer thieves who stole hundreds of millions of dollars worldwide by infecting over 2.3 million computers with malicious software. It was the biggest such enforcement action U.S. authorities have ever taken against cyber criminals.

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Browse the Web without Being Tracked
Trend Micro

There are lots of good reasons why a person might want to browse web sites without being tracked.
However, when you shop online for a gift or watch a show on your favorite movie site, your online activity is probably tracked by "cookies," whether you like it or not. But all web cookies aren't bad. In fact, some are very helpful to Internet users.

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[Metal Lives]

The social networking stuff is all common sense. Never connect your accounts together as well. With every one being "hacked" and just having all of those cookie related popups and ads, it just drives the desire to go on to those sites anymore for me.

With the Android/Facebook stuff, who really is that desperate that they need to be in full time contact with people? Online is online, not real life. Get a job and worry about the major things in life.

Any open source coding automatically has flaws. You grab the code from them, and write in your own line or two, and have instant access to peoples files and such. Its very simple to convince someone that its a required update or something similar, so they download your messed up version.

If a cop asked me to see my phone, Id just inform him that I didnt even have one. Of course I do, but its none of his business.

Would have been better if the FBI made those servers catch fire. Play with the cooling system remotely. Instantly know the exact location, and maybe take down some of the people responsible at the same time.

I personally delete my cookies everyday, and use private browsing when I know the site is known for adding alot of cookies and/or other tracking stuff. Also have Peerblock, which denies them rights to install, keeps others from accessing your open ports (mainly from P2P programs) It tells me everything they block and I can choose what to allow through. No more wondering who is accessing my stuff.