Tech Talk on VOCM is a weekly tech spot highlighting the latest tech news and gadget reviews. On this episode we discuss how posting your photos online can pose privacy and security risks for you and your family.
Smartphone Pictures Pose Privacy Risks
At first blush, it seems obvious that looking at a picture could reveal your location. For instance, a picture of you standing in front of the Golden Gate Bridge sensibly leads to the conclusion you’re in the San Francisco Bay Area when the photo was taken. But now that smartphones …..
VOCM TechTalk – Proximity Marketing Raises Concerns Over Privacy
Tech Talk on VOCM is a weekly tech spot highlighting the latest tech news and gadget reviews. On this episode we discuss “Wi-Fi or Proximity marketing”, whereby this new type of advertising has people worried about unwanted email and further concerned about their privacy.
Free Wi-Fi Allows Marketing Target Ads To Your Device.
Make a quick stop to your local coffee shop, restaurant, bar or newspaper stand, connect to their free Wi-Fi and within minutes you could see targeted texts on your phone or email ads in your inbox related to products sold at those establishments. Labelled as “Wi-Fi or Proximity Marketing”, this …..
VOCM TechTalk – Your Face Is Becoming Your Digital ID
Tech Talk on VOCM is a weekly tech spot highlighting the latest tech news and gadget reviews. On this episode we discuss in this new age of wearable tech, biometrics and multi-factor authentication, your face is increasingly becoming your digital ID for authenticating who you are online.
Facial Recognition Might Be Our Next Trending Technology
In this new age of wearable tech, biometrics and multi-factor authentication, your face is increasingly becoming your digital ID for authenticating who you are online. Take Facebook and Google for instance, users upload a photo and it’s facial recognition algorithm goes to work instantly, taking stock of the people, places, …..
VOCM TechTalk – Tips To Recognize CRA Tax Scams
Tech Talk on VOCM is a weekly tech spot highlighting the latest tech news and gadget reviews. On this episode we discuss how to recognize CRA Tax scams and how to stay safe from this deception.
Be Aware Of CRA Tax Scams
With tax season looming, cyber criminals are gearing up to take advantage of unsuspecting Canadians by posing as the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), often requesting personal information or money in exchange for alleged overdue fees. These deceptive emails are often so-called phishing scams, a type of online identity theft often …..
VOCM TechTalk – How To Backup Your Important Mobile Data
Tech Talk on VOCM is a weekly tech spot highlighting the latest tech news and gadget reviews. On this episode we discuss how you can backup your important data on your mobile device.
Tips To Save Your Mobile Data
In an instant, it can all be gone forever: irreplaceable photos, home videos, music, work files, even addresses and personalized app settings. If your mobile device gets lost, stolen, broken, hacked, damaged by water— or if your phone or tablet becomes unstable as a result to an update— you want …..
VOCM TechTalk – High Tech Hotels Passive Temperature Control Problems.
Tech Talk on VOCM is a weekly tech spot highlighting the latest tech news and gadget reviews. On this episode we discuss how high tech hotels control your rooms heating to save money.
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