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…
Info@wiperts.com Is Your Smart TV Gathering Personal Data? Five years ago less than half the population owned a smart TV. Now, a large part of the country owns one. There’s been a big growth of Netflix, Hulu, Amazon and other companies producing and selling their own TV shows and movies. Since these subscriptions are often…
Info@wiperts.com Why Does My Information Keep Getting Re-added Online? If you’ve done exhaustive browser searches of yourself and found that everything from your name to your address and salary information is being posted online you may have tried to delete information and remove your information from the internet. There are some things you can do…
Info@wiperts.com How Much Money Are Data Brokers Making From Our Information? People often wonder how much money data brokers are making from selling our information. The answer to how much big data is making is—billions. Unfortunately, many companies who purchase data from data brokers don’t realize that most of what they have compiled is totally…
Info@wiperts.com Who Are the Biggest Data Brokers? Some of the biggest data brokers are Lexis Nexis, Neilson, Experian, Equifax, and Acxiom. There are others, but these are the companies who have files on the largest number of people in the world. They go through the most drastic measures to get our personal information so they…
Info@wiperts.com Alternatives to Social Media Social media has become the main focus of our lives, but there are alternatives to social media. There’s been a trend lately towards putting down devices and having more direct interaction. There’s even a day dedicated to it. March 1st and 2nd is the National Day of Unplugging. This growing…