Privacy - Web Gangsta - Web Watch https://thewebgangsta.com Web Gangsta - Web Watch takes on pop culture, the web, and other interesting things ...since 1994. Wed, 23 Jul 2014 03:53:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.5 Yet another sign your cat is plotting against you https://thewebgangsta.com/2014/07/yet-another-sign-your-cat-is-plotting-against-you/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=yet-another-sign-your-cat-is-plotting-against-you Thu, 24 Jul 2014 23:00:53 +0000 http://beta.thewebgangsta.com/?p=7902 Everyone loves taking pictures of their pets (especially cats) and posting them on the Internet (again, especially cats). But did you know that your cat is plotting with nefarious Internet criminals to steal your identify, break into your home, and other dastardly things? That’s because if you are taking photos of your cat with your […]

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]]> Selling your Android phone? You might want to read this first https://thewebgangsta.com/2014/07/selling-your-android-phone-you-might-want-to-read-this-first/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=selling-your-android-phone-you-might-want-to-read-this-first Wed, 09 Jul 2014 23:00:49 +0000 http://beta.thewebgangsta.com/?p=7867 So you’ve decided to buy yourself a new ANDROID PHONE. Nothing wrong with that. But what are you going to do with your old device before you sell it? Android Mini Collectible Figure The normal person would go through the menu system and do the built-in SYSTEM RESET function, as that will – we’ve been told by […]

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]]> The main reason you shouldn’t worry about Heartbleed https://thewebgangsta.com/2014/04/the-main-reason-you-shouldnt-worry-about-heartbleed/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-main-reason-you-shouldnt-worry-about-heartbleed Tue, 15 Apr 2014 23:00:27 +0000 http://beta.thewebgangsta.com/?p=7625 If you’ve been following the news lately, you’ve heard of Heartbleed and its effect on numerous websites that previously were thought to be secured via your HTTPS connection. That little “lock” symbol may not have been as locked as you were lead to believe. But what if we told you that Heartbleed was nothing to […]

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]]> How anonymous is your unlisted phone number? https://thewebgangsta.com/2013/12/how-anonymous-is-your-unlisted-phone-number/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-anonymous-is-your-unlisted-phone-number Fri, 27 Dec 2013 00:00:43 +0000 http://beta.thewebgangsta.com/?p=7188 Quick show of hands: how many of you have an unlisted phone number? Especially in today’s world of cellphones, the notion of a “phone book” that is printed on paper and delivered to your house is almost laughable.  People purposefully have their phone numbers listed in a phone book as part of being neighborly and […]

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]]> How do your shopping habits compare to others? https://thewebgangsta.com/2012/11/how-do-your-shopping-habits-compare-to-others/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-do-your-shopping-habits-compare-to-others Tue, 13 Nov 2012 00:00:04 +0000 http://beta.thewebgangsta.com/?p=5587 Have you ever wondered how you are doing compared to others in your immediate circle? Don’t pretend that conversation doesn’t happen between you and your significant other: “do you think they have more credit card debt than we do?” after leaving a dinner party.  “How do you think they can afford all that and we […]

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]]> When it comes to your privacy, Facebook stinks https://thewebgangsta.com/2012/07/when-it-comes-to-your-privacy-facebook-stinks/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=when-it-comes-to-your-privacy-facebook-stinks Sun, 22 Jul 2012 23:00:20 +0000 http://beta.thewebgangsta.com/?p=5206 By now, you’ve probably gotten used to all the privacy warnings about Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, and other social media and online sites. You’ve certainly heard all the news, even if you haven’t taken the time to actually do anything about it in your own life. And maybe that’s okay.  Maybe it all depends on your […]

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]]> How To Find Out What’s On Your Permanent Record https://thewebgangsta.com/2009/08/how-to-find-out-whats-on-your-permanent-record/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-find-out-whats-on-your-permanent-record https://thewebgangsta.com/2009/08/how-to-find-out-whats-on-your-permanent-record/?noamp=mobile#comments Sat, 08 Aug 2009 23:00:56 +0000 http://beta.thewebgangsta.com/?p=1393 Permanent Record Remember how all through grade school you were continually threatened by school administrators with “This is going on to your permanent record”? While you could certainly try calling your old grade school or high school office to see what they decided to put onto your permanent record (and whether their record-keeping was just […]

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