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- Better Beware – DeepfakesOnce upon a time, there was a saying most people had heard of, and everyone believed. It went, “pictures don’t lie” and it referred to photographs, which were accepted as evidence in a court of law. People did create fake photographs, starting very early on, but it was always possible to tell that a photograph …4 min
- Better Beware – DeepfakesOnce upon a time, there was a saying most people had heard of, and everyone believed. It went, “pictures don’t lie” and it referred to photographs, which were accepted as evidence in a court of law. People did create fake photographs, starting very early on, but it was always possible to tell that a photograph had been tampered with or deliberately created, because the process was a relatively crude chemical and physical one, and because the fakes were created by people. Well, that saying is gone with the wind today, because pictures – still pictures, moving pictures, any kind of pictures – can be made to lie very effectively. As recently as twenty seventeen, the name for these modern lies was coined by a user of the Reddit social medium – deepfakes.4 min
- Better Beware – Fleeceware and Being BuggedBeware of free trials found in the google play store. It may not be as easy to get out of the trial as you think. Hear about what you can do to avoid these scams with WFHB corespondent Richard Fish.4 min
- Better Beware – Fleeceware and Being Bugged
Beware of free trials found in the google play store. It may not be as easy to get out of the trial as you think. Hear about what you can do to avoid these scams with WFHB corespondent Richard Fish.
4 min - Better Beware – Have You Heard This OneIt is a new year and there are new scams. Firstly, do not date any of your documents with the the abbreviation for 2020 (20). Secondly, don’t worry, there is no draft. Hear more on this episode of Better Beware!4 min
- Better Beware – Have You Heard This One
It is a new year and there are new scams. Firstly, do not date any of your documents with the the abbreviation for 2020 (20). Secondly, don’t worry, there is no draft. Hear more on this episode of Better Beware!
4 min - Better Beware – Buying Gasoline SafelyYou have a car, right? Well, even if you don’t, listen up, because you probably know somebody who does. If you have a car, you buy gasoline for it – like, all the time. And these days, most of the time, you pump it yourself and pay for it with plastic money – a credit …4 min
- Better Beware – Buying Gasoline Safely
You have a car, right? Well, even if you don’t, listen up, because you probably know somebody who does. If you have a car, you buy gasoline for it – like, all the time. And these days, most of the time, you pump it yourself and pay for it with plastic money – a credit or debit card you charge right at the gas pump. If so, you better beware of skimmers!
4 min - Better Beware – Anti-Security CamerasIt’s the most wonderful time of the year – for scammers. According to the Scambusters website, the top five Christmas swindles this year are: number five, phony email holiday cards, e-cards; number four, store gift cards; number three, phony charities that just take your money and run; number two, phony websites; and number one, fake …0 min
- Better Beware – Anti-Security Cameras
It’s the most wonderful time of the year – for scammers. According to the Scambusters website, the top
five Christmas swindles this year are: number five, phony email holiday cards, e-cards; number four, store gift cards; number three, phony charities that just take your money and run; number two, phony websites; and number one, fake websites selling whatever toy or gift is the most popular.0 min
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