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02 Apr

eNannySource doesn’t care about your safety

I was using the web service, eNannySource, to find jobs, and I applied for one in particular with a couple. When I got to their house, I found out that they were using fake names on the eNannySource site. That is dangerous because I, as a single female going into their home, could [...]

23 Sep

McAfee Site Advisor is broken

I think McAfee Site Advisor is “broken” in how they rate sites, and because of that, they could be scaring business away from legitimate sites.
For example, I go to one web store that is rated red, because it links to a site that has an adware download. (Although I’ve never seen this [...]

23 Aug

Yahoo’s security seal

I actually noticed this on Yahoo’s site today before I found it in the news.  Yahoo’s got a new security seal program.  Create a text seal by typing in a word or 3-word phrase and choosing the background color, or upload your own image as a seal.  The seal is locked to your computer, and [...]

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