It’s such a shame it’s come to this, but DARK PATTERNS are a reality, and all the Big Tech web sites use it. You should never have to put up with such sinister intentions. (more…)
Why Publishers Need To Stop Using Dark Patterns Now
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Everyone coming to the aid of the world
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It’s sometimes amazing who steps up in times of needs or crisis. In this case, the Viking Boat company comes to the aid of first responders, putting their equipment to work for healthcare . . .
Catching the bad guys exploiting the pandemic
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The cyber crime industry always looks for a disaster or cause to exploit for their own profit. The pandemic of COVID-19, coronavirus has represented the perfect opportunity to defraud people out of their money! Thanks to SpamCop agents all around the world like Safenetting.com, scams are being reported to the National Cyber Security Centre on a daily basis.
Data Privacy Issues Surrounding The Pandemic
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There’s been a lot of buzz lately about utilizing people’s location data on their smartphones to notify them when they’ve come into contact with someone who has tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus. Contact tracers is also becoming a hot topic.
Managing Escalation Under Layered Cyber Deterrence
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This article is part of a series of short articles by analysts involved in the Cyberspace Solarium Commission, among others, highlighting and commenting upon aspects of the commission’s findings and conclusion. (more…)
The Art of Saying What Can’t Be Said
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I love reading about artists like Myrna Keliher — artists who care about the craft, and challenge themselves with the monumental task of visualizing words and messages through typography. (more…)
Quick! Change your passwords! Now!
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Change your password now. Seriously. The cybercrime industry has become so sophisticated they can run as many as 40-million tests per second on your password! This is bad. (more…)
Designers are making you wait?
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Are you waiting? How does it make you feel? Do you feel like you are accomplishing something? Good. That’s exactly what the web designers want you to think. (more…)
Facebook is now your banker?
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Here’s an idea : if you know your customer’s bank account amount and activities, you are better able to set your prices. If they have a lot, and they spend a lot, then they’ve got the cash to pay your highest rates. If they don’t have much, give’em the low rate to entice buying! Welcome to the future!
Here’s the rest of the story on my Medium feed!
The Anatomy of a Clickbait Predator Spam site, and what to avoid
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FLAMED : After getting flamed on Facebook, called a racist and told I did not know what a ‘click bait’ site is, I had to go look and see if the rules had changed, or if there was some other measurement for click-bait that I did not know about. The purpose of click bait is to get people to open the page, and thereby trip all the revenue links on the page to earn money for the author. Let’s see how that works! (more…)
Fred Showker explores design, graphics, computing, social media, marketing, and the online world with an eye to entertaining, amazing information that will possibly make you think!
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