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…
Info@wiperts.com If You Sell Online With a Phone App, You May be at Risk for Data Theft The newest apps to hit smartphones are selling apps. There are at least a dozen of these applications that let you take a picture of the thing or things you want to sell and then post them. They…
Info@wiperts.com How To Find Out if Your Newest Phone App is Sharing Your Private Data With data privacy becoming an alarming issue in the last few years, it’s not surprising that we need to be suspicious of every application we download and every site we browse. Tracking cookies are as commonplace now as googling questions.…
Info@wiperts.com Drones can be used to Spy on People and Gather Personal Data Drones are now everywhere. If you’ve been to the beach lately, then you’ve probably been drone stalked by some well-meaning owner. It’s annoying having someone follow you with their camera-equipped drone. If you’re like Ron Swanson, you might just knock the thing…
Info@wiperts.com Is Alexa Spying On Your Family? Could Alexa be spying on your family conversations and other activities? Multiple reports have been made about Alexa recording private conversations and sending that information back to Amazon and in some cases, to email addresses and phone numbers in the owner’s address book. Though Amazon has denied any…