Last Updated on October 22, 2020 by Christopher G Mendla

Sept 2019 – Pretty soon you won’t even be able to trust your toaster.   Voice activated toilets and faucets could be used to spy on your conversations and water usage. 

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Last Updated on October 4, 2020 by Christopher G Mendla

I’ve been seeing an increasing number of Facebook posts that ask something like

What was the first car you ever owned?   -or- Where did you meet the love of your live?

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Last Updated on October 4, 2020 by Christopher G Mendla

The whole system of “secret questions” used by tens of thousands of sites, including email providers, banks and government sites is fundamentally flawed. If you have even a casual acquaintance with someone, you can pick up enough information to access at least some of their sites. The “Where were you born” question is a joke.  The problem is that if you give a fake answer you might not remember it when you need it and find yourself locked out of your account. Tags: Protect your Privacy, Security Read more

Last Updated on August 25, 2020 by Christopher G Mendla

We are carrying a spy in our pockets. If you have your location enabled on an android phone, Google Places can show EVERY move you made for the last several years as well as most of the places you’ve visited.

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Last Updated on January 27, 2020 by Christopher G Mendla

I don’t really who is in power, a socialist democrat or a conservative republican. There is a bill sponsered by Sen Lieberman that would give Obama a ‘kill switch’ for the internet. The bill is entitled Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act.  Given the actions of this administration and the heavy handed tactics, this is a truly frightening bill. As much as I trust Sarah Palin, I would not even want her to have this much power.

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Last Updated on January 27, 2020 by Christopher G Mendla

Maybe we should limit legislative sessions to 2 days per year to try to minimize the damage these well meaning meddlers can do.

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Last Updated on January 27, 2020 by Christopher G Mendla

Compared to the so-called “Stimulus Bill” this is a minor piece of idiocy, but idiocy nonetheless.

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Last Updated on January 27, 2020 by Christopher G Mendla

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Last Updated on January 19, 2020 by Christopher G Mendla

Updated 2019 – Did you ever consider that Twitter might be looking at your private messages?  James O’Keefe of Project Veritas caught twitter employees candidly discussing how they can and do read your MOST PRIVATE MESSAGES.  Hundreds of employees are paid to sift through your most intimate tweets and private messages.

Project Veritas exposed Twitter employees openly talking about how they can view the most personal of private tweets.

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Last Updated on December 11, 2019 by Christopher G Mendla

Surveillance cameras can read your texts and passwords that you type in. It is possible for a surveillance camera to read the screen of your phone and watch what you are typing.

This is getting creepy.

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