Info@wiperts.com Why Does Facebook Save Everything we do on Their Network? When Facebook first started, they had a different data model. Initially, the social media application was only for students of Yale University, the school that Mark Zuckerburg attended when he launched the app. Later it became available to other colleges and universities across the…
Info@wiperts.com Private Data is Big Business If you wonder why data brokers and big corporations take our personal information it’s because private data is a very big business. There is a huge amount of money to be made selling and analyzing our personal information and various other data like our habits and preferences. Companies like…
Info@wiperts.com Here’s how your Personal Information is Being Used With so much personal information saved on each of us, many people wonder how it is used, here’s how your personal information is being used by data brokers, advertisers, marketing companies and even the government. Knowing how the populace behaviors create a powerful outline on how…
Info@wiperts.com Do You Know What Data is Being Gathered about You? Most people have no idea about how much data is collected about them; do you know what data is being gathered about you? If you use the internet, a smartphone, a smart TV, a tablet or any other device that has Internet access, if…
Info@wiperts.com What is Our Private Data Being Used For? The data we provide to apps, companies, social media, grocery stores, even our local pharmacy, gets stored and saved somewhere. Data brokers gather and harvest this data. They purchase data when necessary to add to our individual files. Sometimes they fill in the blanks. This…
Info@wiperts.com Does Our Government Buy Our Private Data From Data Brokers? Many people realize now that their data is being saved, stored and sold to a wide variety of companies and industries, but does our own government buy our private data from data brokers too? The short answer is, yes. They do purchase from…
Info@wiperts.com If You Haven’t Read “1984” You Should, Here’s Why Most people read “1984” in high school or college, but if you haven’t read “1984” you should, here’s why. In our current society, social media has taken center stage as a form of communication between people all over the country, and the world. While this…
Info@wiperts.com Is Your Data Safe When You’re Playing Fortnite? Fortnight is one of the most viral, action-packed games of 2018. You can play it on almost any device including PlayStation 4, XBox One, a PC, a Mac, and IOS devices. The graphics are incredible, and the landscapes are both dreamlike and harshly realistic simultaneously.…
Info@wiperts.com Which Apps are the Worst About Invading Your Privacy Phone and tablet applications are a double-edged sword. On the one hand, there are so many fantastic apps for just about anything you can imagine. There are apps for exercise, eating right, studying the stars, gardening, gaming, learning a language, sports, budgeting your money, investing,…
Info@wiperts.com Can You Enjoy Social Media and Still Protect Your Privacy? It may seem impossible but many people have found ways to that you can enjoy social media and still protect your privacy. It’s not easy to do this and it takes some effort and ingenuity on your part, but it is possible. For most…