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How to Avoid Spreading Hoaxes (and Looking Foolish)
A while ago, Facebook rolled out a feature that shows “related stories” that uses an algorithm to automatically suggest articles related to the news item your friend just opened. Now—mercifully—when someone posts something that sounds too bizarre and horrible to be true, a link to snopes.com will appear as a related article, demonstrating that said story is not true. (By the way, snopes.com derives its name from the Snopes trilogy by William Faulkner, a series about an unsavory family in ficitional Yoknapatawpha, Mississippi). Snopes has definitely helped stem the tide of misinformation… but the Internet still needs your help.
Security Symposium: Do What the Experts Do
Google just released a report regarding online security practices of lay people versus security experts. Doubtless you’re inundated with security tips from the likes of Good Morning America, Facebook, and even, yes, this blog. If you want to cut to the chase and emulate the activity of the experts, here’s the path to take.
Why You Have So Much Spam
This week has been a bit of a beating, peppered with fraud alerts and security patches that must be applied NOW—or else. From that perspective, spam email is just a a minor inconvenience that barely registers. But we do understand that spam is a major annoyance for many of our clients. If you’ve ever wondered how spammers found your email address, and what you can do about it, this blog post is for you. Below we’ll discuss the top ways spammers find you.
