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  • st1610: Ogle App – A New Danger to Your Children [Podcast]
    Anonymous social media apps are being used for cyberbullying, intimidation and embarrassment of other students. The problem is, it is really difficult to trace a photo or comment to a particular person, although not always impossible.

    Courtesy of Ronan Walsh, The Freelancer (student newspaper of La Serna HS in Whittier, CA)
    This poster was hung by the La Serna HS. Students who signed the poster pledged to stop posting negative content to Ogle.



    OGLE is a campus-oriented platform which allows users to anonymously post comments, photographs, videos and to exchange messages, themes, and chat with others in the application. Users are able to post anonymous content to a campus without requiring the user to be in proximity of the campus. As you can imagine, this has led to bullying and even child pornography. In this episode we look at what a parent or teacher can do about this cyber-threat.



    Links of Interest:

    http://lasernafreelancer.com/2257/news/ogle-app-causes-controversy-on-campus/#prettyPhoto

    Anaheim Police Press Release

    News Report on Loara HS Threat Arrests

    KOIN Report on OGLE Cyber-bullying

    16 min
  • st1609: 16 Things You Didn't Know You Could Do with Your Android

    It's time for equal time. Listener comments wanted Android tips, so here they are. Modern smartphones and electronic devices have so many hidden or not so obvious features that is almost impossible to know them all. Android devices are no exception. In this episode I highlight 16 features you may not be aware of.

    18 min
  • st1609: 16 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Do with Your Android [Podcast]
    It's time for equal time.  Listener comments wanted Android tips, so here they are.  Modern smartphones and electronic devices have so many hidden or not so obvious features that is almost impossible to know them all.  Android devices are no exception.  In this episode I highlight 16 features you may not be aware of.



    Special thanks to Buzzfeed.  Here is a link to their article with images and more detailed information.
    18 min
  • st1608: 15 Things You Didn’t Know Your iPhone Could Do [Podcast]
    Modern smartphones and electronic devices have so many hidden or not so obvious features that is almost impossible to know them all.  The iPhone is no exception.  In this episode I highlight 15 features you may not be aware of.  Special thanks to BuzzFeed for highlighting these features first.

    Photo courtesy of Apple, Inc.



    BuzzFeed Article which includes photos and further explanation.

    10 min
  • st1607: Boarding Pass Danger! [Podcast]
    All types of personal information is stored in the cryptic bar code on your airline boarding pass.  This makes a boarding pass the perfect inroad to your digital life by identity thieves and other criminals.  Yet people leave them everywhere.  Find out the dangers and what you can do to protect yourself in this episode.


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    6 min
  • st1607: Boarding Pass Danger!

    All types of personal information is stored in the cryptic bar code on your airline boarding pass. This makes a boarding pass the perfect inroad to your digital life by identity thieves and other criminals. Yet people leave them everywhere. Find out the dangers and what you can do to protect yourself in this episode.

    6 min
  • st1606: Ransomware-Your Computer and Data Could Be At Risk!

    Ransomware is the newest form of malware or computer virus. A hacker gets into your system, encrypts your files with a unbreakable password, and holds that data hostage until you pay a ransom. In the best scenario they then give you the password so you can get to your data. In this episode we discuss ransomware and how you can protect yourself.

    13 min
  • st1606: Ransomware – Your Computer and Data Could Be At Risk!
    Ransomware is the newest form of malware or computer virus.  A hacker gets into your system, encrypts your files with a unbreakable password, and holds that data hostage until you pay a ransom.  In the best scenario they then give you the password so you can get to your data.  In this episode we discuss ransomware and how you can protect yourself.

    Some of the precautions you can take are the same as for preventing other Malware or Hacking attacks:
    1. Use robust passwords and change them often. I HIGHLY recommend a password manager such as 1Password.
    2. Do not click on email links from unknown or suspicious origin.
    3. Do not download illegal files such as songs or movies or visit bit-torrent sites.
    4. Update your antivirus and computer operating software often.
    13 min
  • st1605: Reacting to Facebook Reactions

    When over a billion and a half people interact on a social media platform, having a way for them to react to content quickly is important. In this episode we discuss the new Facebook Reactions and explain how to use them.

    11 min

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