Here are 21 dangers that the industry is hiding from you--and what you can do about them.
Don't despair. For every dirty little secret revealed herein, we describe a fix or a way to work around it (if any exists). You don't have to be a victim, if you know what to do.
- Your Webcam May Be Watching You
- Your Cell Phone Is a Homing Beacon
- Your Facebook Apps Are Spying on You
- Cell Phones Don't Crash Airplanes
- Your Boss Can (and Probably Does) Monitor Your Computer
- Your Geolocation Data Is Not Private
- Your Passport Could Make You a Target for Crime--Wirelessly
- The Social Web Never Forgets
- Antivirus Software Won't Protect You
- The Cyberwar Is Heating Up (and Uncle Sam Is Losing)
- Google Could Rat You Out
- You Can Escape Almost Any Service Contract Without Penalties
- Your ISP Is a Copyright CopYou Can Fight the RIAA and Win
- A 'Cheap' Smartphone Is a Rip-Off
- The NSA Is Tapping Your Data Stream
- Pacemakers and Other Implants Can Be Hacked
- Your PC May Be Killing YouYou're Spending Too Much on Printer Ink
- End User License Agreements May Not Be Enforceable
- 'Private' or 'Incognito' Browsing...Isn't
When not polishing his tin-foil hat, Contributing Editor Dan Tynan tends his geek-humor empire at eSarcasm.
