Cell Phones Privacy, Security & Safety

Sexting is a common issue related to use of cell phones. Geotagging and geolocating can also be a privacy issue.

How to Protect your Smartphone from Mobile Attacks

With increasing popularity of tablets and more than 1 billion smartphone users in the world, access and storage of sensitive data and information via mobile devices has increased dramatically. Simultaneously, mobile attacks including device…

Apps, Cell Phones, Internet Privacy, Protecting Children, Sexting, Snapchat, Social Media

Self-destructing photos and videos: Fact or Fiction?

I asked my son why he was so cranky a few days ago and he explained he had just fallen asleep after studying for final exams when he was woken up by an annoying long distance text. A good friend had downloaded Snapchat, an app that sends…

Cell Phone Security, Cell Phones, Cyber Privacy, Cyber Security, Passwords

How to Secure your Smartphone and Increase Your Mobile Security

As smartphones increase in popularity, threats to privacy grow too. We enjoy the convenience of using our phones for online banking, shopping, email, social media, web browsing, storage of personal information and keeping track of our schedules…

Cell Phone Security, Cell Phones, Identity Theft, Passwords

How to Avoid Cell Phone Identity Theft

Smartphones including iPhones and Androids are growing in popularity, and as a result, cell phones are becoming a rapidly increasing target of identity theft. These phones have an ability to store vast amounts of personal information and…

Cell Phones, Legal/Ethics, Protecting Children, Sexting, Social Media

What Parents Must Know about Sexting

As a teenager, I drove a silver, convertible Camaro. I loved the wind in my hair as I drove during the day, and the night air was exhilarating when I cruised with the top down, the heater blasting and with no sense of danger or vulnerability…

Cell Phones, Protecting Children, Reputation, Sexting, Social Media

What Children and Teens Should Know About Sexting

“It seemed like a good idea at the time!” This is what my 16 year old son told me when I asked how he could possibly think it was okay to drive a few blocks with his friend in the trunk, and this is exactly what comes to my mind when…

Cell Phone Security, Cell Phones, Cyber Privacy

How to Avoid Cell Phone Privacy Invasion and Pocket Dialing

I was on a walk a few days ago with a close friend, when my phone rang. I laughed when I saw my walking buddy's phone was pocket dialing me and we were already in the midst of a very juicy conversation. On the other hand, I didn’t find it…

Cell Phones, Cyber Privacy, Identity Theft, Internet Safety, Sexting, Social Media, Tracking, Twitter

Internet Privacy Issues: Think twice before launching into Cyberspace

It is becoming increasingly easy to get into trouble in the Cyber World with its exponentially diminishing privacy and associated dangers. Today got off to a rocky start when I opened up a stern and upset Facebook message from my brother ordering…