Privacy

How to view the full-size version of a LinkedIn profile picture

December 1, 2011 Online Reputation

You may not be aware that larger size versions of LinkedIn profile pictures are available – that’s only if the owner had originally uploaded a higher resolution version. LinkedIn automatically resizes the uploaded pictures to a uniform “thumbnail” size of 60 pixels x 60 pixels, but the original is also made available for anyone to [...]

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iOS Forensic Toolkit Acquires iPhones in 20 Minutes, Including iOS 5!

November 14, 2011 Cybercrime

With access to *any* computer that has synced with an iPhone, or a little time to recover the plain-text password, the entire phone’s contents can be read in as little as 20 minutes, according to Elcomsoft, a well-known supplier of password decryption software tools. From their crackpassword.com blog: When developing the iOS 5 compatible version [...]

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Check if your email address and password have been hacked at this website

July 12, 2011 Cybercrime

Has your email address or password been exposed in one of the many recent and ongoing website hacks? Check it quickly and easily at ShouldIChangeMyPassword.com ShouldIChangeMyPassword.com has been created to help the average person check if their password(s) may have been compromised and need to be changed. This site uses a number of databases that [...]

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Do you own and control your name?

April 26, 2011 Online Reputation

Are you in control of your name online? Do you even own your name? Is (at a minimum) the .com domain of your name under your control and correctly registered? The consequences of not owning your name The consequences of not owning your name (if your name is uncommon or you are a person of [...]

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