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    More Indictments Against Android Privacy

    March 27th, 2018

    Yes, this article is about Android, but Facebook is a strong part of the picture. It’s not about Cambridge Analytica and that company’s alleged abuse of the personal data of over 50 million American users. That’s bad enough. Instead, it’s about a published report in Ars Technica that impacts strictly Android users with Facebook accounts. […]


    Coping with Unwanted Telemarketing Calls — The Night Owl Way

    November 10th, 2017

    This has happened to most of you. You’re preparing dinner or are otherwise occupied. The phone rings, and perhaps the Caller ID indicates a company with which you’re familiar. But when you answer your phone, it’s someone, a stranger, live or recorded, with a bogus offer for a product or service. One that I receive […]


    A Call from the “Windows Technical Department”

    September 25th, 2015

    Earning an honest living is more and more difficult, so it’s understandable that there will be more and more outlaws. Some of those outlaws will contact you via email, and clicking or tapping a wayward link can get you into a heap of trouble, particularly if you attempt to login to a site that you believe […]


    Does Microsoft Have Any More Luster to Lose?

    May 24th, 2012

    More and more people no longer take Microsoft seriously nowadays, even though Windows maintains a substantial majority of the traditional personal computer operating system market. Indeed, recent surveys show that Windows users are continuing to dump the Internet Explorer browser, even though it has gotten far better in recent years. This anecdotal tidbit comes to […]