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Wikipedia describes computer phishing scams: Phishing is the criminally fraudulent process of attempting to acquire sensitive information such as usernames, passwords and credit card details by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication. Communications purporting to be from popular social web sites, auction sites, online payment processors or IT administrators are commonly used [...] Mapnificent is a new site using Google Maps that finds out where you can get to in a certain amount of time. It accounts for you using public transportation and you can tell it in the settings that you have a bike. It’s great for exploring restaurants near you, but in a direction that you [...] COICA Bill The Senate Judiciary Committee has before it a bill called “Combating Online Infringements and Counterfeits Act” or COICA that would allow censorship of the Internet. This is a draconian law that one would expect from a dictatorship. It is supposed to stop copyright infringement, but it will only impact honset people. People who are really trying to steal [...] As an owner of websites, I regularly get email like this: Hi, I am Maria, Business Development Manager. I went to your website: “www.techdc.com” and saw that you are an online service provider. Would you be interested in outsourcing Link Building Services to us? We will be happy to deliver one way thematic links for [...] Be careful of fake emails pretending to be from your bank or shopping sites. Many are phishing scams trying to get your personal information. To avoid those scams, it’s best to go directly to the site instead of clicking to the site from an email. Other fake emails are trying to infect your computer with a [...] |
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