So many places on the web want you to sign up with a name and email address in exchange for access to content or services. As an end user I'm like, "I just want this one free thing you're offering, I don't want you to spam me with daily advertisements for the next umpteen years!" So I have an alter ego identity I use.

Here's how I signed in for ( Read more... )

My company has a number of internal Slack channels dedicated to security issues, including one where alerts about security threats are shared. Today two of these channels had messages from different staff members who were concerned about a text message apparently all of us in the US received from a hither-to unknown number ( Read more... )

It struck me a week ago: the spam I get on my work email account- all the ticklers from all the companies I've had to give my email address to to sign up for a webinar, and all the companies that have scanned my badge at trade shows- is timedLast Tuesday I checked my work email early in the morning (6:30 ~ 7am) then was OOO for a few hours and didn ( Read more... )

I've been getting more spam calls lately. Well, potential spam. It's easier than ever to avoid it because the phone companies have added spam detection to their smartphone software. Now I see stuff like this when a potential spammer calls:


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This week I read an amusing thread elsenet. The prompt was, "I know it's a spam call when...." My favorite entry was:

I know it's a spam call when...

My phone rings

That got me thinking, yeah, almost every single call I get anymore is a spam call!

Of course, it's not quite as simple as all phone calls = spam. Not for me, anyway. I still get a few ( Read more... )