How Digital Vigilantism On Social Media Is Turning The World Into A Giant Neighbourhood Watch Association
Online crusades are calling out random people on social media for moral impropriety and are actually doing more harm than good.
‘Incognito’ Mode Not All That Private – Google Promises To Delete Your Secret Search Data
“Google has made itself an unaccountable trove of information so detailed and expansive that George Orwell could never have dreamed it.”
Viral Ad Warns Parents About The Terrifying Consequences Of Sharing Their Children’s Pictures Online [Video]
A new ad campaign warns against “sharenting”, showing the horrifying consequences that could follow your kids right into adulthood if you post a picture of them online.
Lip Reader Reveals What Harry & Meghan Were Giggling About At Recent Lakers Game
Watch your mouth takes on a whole new meaning when you are as famous as Harry and Meghan.
Facebook Doesn’t Dig Apple’s Hilarious New ‘Over Sharing’ Ad [Video]
The fact that Facebook isn’t happy with the new security measures that Apple is putting in place, is good news for those who want to keep their private info to themselves.
Better Than WhatsApp? Why Downloads For The ‘Signal’ App Are Spiking
Since the #BlackLivesMatter protests broke out across America, this new messaging app has seen a massive surge in downloads.
Bad News For Android Users – App Developers Can Record Your Face Cam Without You Knowing
A security flaw in Google’s Android has allowed malevolent apps to access your camera and microphone to secretly record you.
1995 Springbok Has Wife Under Constant Surveillance At Home
It is alleged that former Springbok Hannes Strydom had more than 20 cameras installed inside and outside of the home he shares with his wife.
Finally, A Way To Use Facebook With Maximum Privacy – Introducing The “Kill Switch”
There’s a “kill switch” on Facebook that protects you from those who might want to steal your private information. Here’s how to activate it.
What The New York Times Found In Zuckerberg’s Trash
Mark Zuckerberg got a taste of privacy invasion when the New York Times raided his bin with some interesting results.
Handy Google Extension Tells You If Your Password Has Been Hacked
Google has created an extension for its browser specifically for those of us who, for whatever reason, don’t bother to change our passwords.
Why You Should Be Worried About The Latest Massive Facebook Breach
Facebook was hacked last week, which compromised at least 50 million accounts. Turns out it’s far worse than we initially thought.
There Is No Love Lost Between The WhatsApp Co-Founder And Mark Zuckerberg
WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton has come clean about his reservations about Facebook’s intentions for the messaging app, and his various run-ins with the company.
This Messaging App Has The Worst Reported Privacy – We’ll Give You One Guess Which One It Is
Whatsapp has taken over the way we communicate, from messages to voice notes to images, videos and calls… but just how many people are looking at your conversations?
Yoh! Tim Cook Goes HARD At Google And Facebook
Ah, remember the days of advert-free Facebook? Now all I see on the side of my newsfeed is little white blocks with mundane advertising. Actually, I don’t even see them anymore.
BEWARE – How Carefully Are You Reading Your App’s Terms And Conditions? [Video]
So what exactly are we agreeing to every time we download an app and automatically agree with the terms and conditions? Well, it ain’t pretty my friend.
Did Russell Brand Go Too Far This Time?
Russell Brand could face the Twitter tribal council soon. He was a very bad boy and posted some very revealing details on the social media site. Sounds like Russell, doesn’t it?
Got An Angry Ex? The SA Courts Are Now Ordering People To Remove Nasty Facebook Comments
The KZN High Court has ordered a woman to remove defamatory comments about her ex-boyfriend and father of her child from her Facebook page. Awkies…
Celeb Hacker’s Brother Speaks Out
Whilst the man behind the leaked pictures of Jennifer Lawrence et al. has yet to speak out publicly, his brother is taking the PR job to heart and is letting everyone know what’s going on behind the scenes.
This Is How You Protect Your Own Nude Pics From Getting Hacked
Securing your personal iCloud account is as important as ever, especially after the massive Hollywood hacking scandal, so here is how you do it.
This Is Why You Are Currently Living In The Truman Show
The Truman Show is not that far off from where we’re heading, with our lives being broadcast to the world thanks to modern technology and social media.
Apple Have Quietly Addressed A Massive Privacy Issue With iOS 8
It wasn’t shown off, but a new iOS 8 feature is set to cause havoc for location trackers trying to mind your data, which is a massive privacy-win for the common user.
Don’t Like Twitter Photo Tagging? This Is How You Disable It
Twitter’s recent tweaks to their photo sharing experience allows tweeters to tag people in posted photos. So before you get your panties in a bunch about the tagging, here’s how you can disable the function if you want to.
Hacker Reveals Major E-toll Website Security Flaw
A hacker by the name of “Moe1” has revealed to E-toll users that their pin numbers used to login to their E-toll accounts can be easily decoded if their username is known.
Major Cell C Security Flaw Revealed
Cell C’s online portal, My Cell C, experienced something of a lapse in security that allowed anyone with an internet connection to view personal information about many of their subscribers.
Mashable Gives 5 Reasons Why People Are Leaving Facebook
It always seemed like only a matter of time before Facebook users started questioning how much time they were expending online, and now the questions have started coming thick and fast from the group of people Facebook relies on most – the millinials.
Governments Are Able To Spy On You Through Your Laptop Camera – With The Light OFF
Most of us with a brain and an internet connection already figured that third-party spying via a laptop webcam was entirely possible – but we assumed that the hardware would at least indicate it was in use. Boy, were we wrong about that one.
What Is A Masked Credit Card, And Why Should You Use One To Shop Online?
Whenever you make an online credit card purchase, the processing bank as well as the merchant in question both see all your details. That means your name, number and address. But what if you don’t want them to?
Instagram Accounts Make This Man Look Psychic [VIDEO]
In this week’s installment of “Well, What Did You Expect?” we profile a man named Jack Vale, who people are calling a ‘psychic’ .
Man Begs Google To Remove Maps Image Of Murdered Son
A man from San Francisco claims that a Google Maps satellite image near some train tracks shows the body of his teenage son – who was murdered in 2009.