4 Scams To Look Out For In 2016

Now is the time of year when you should be looking to pull your plans together for 2016. The first few days of the year allow you time to bed in and many people decide that this is the ideal time of year to make changes to their life.

It is not as though the start of a New Year is a magic wand that will help you to make massive changes to your life in the blink of an eye but it is easy to see why it is a good time of year to renew your focus and try to do things differently.

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The Shocking Truth About Employee Monitoring - Is Your Boss Spying On You

Another day at work. You grab your cup of coffee, take a few sips in front of your computer screen, and open your favorite online newspaper. This 15 minute ritual doesn't harm anyone, and it helps you prepare for your hard day's work.

Break time. You run a quick check up on your private emails and order that new book you forgot about last night. Just a quick call home, and you can get back to work.

A few minutes later, you are called to the boss's office. It turns out that your boss installed the latest Electronic Monitoring System without ever disclosing it to you, or any other employee. You are about to be fired.

Can This Happen To You?

The Sarabanes-Oxley Act -- and similar legislation -- has drastically increased the electronic monitoring of workers. If an employee is working in a networked-workplace, the employer can eavesdrop and monitor his computer, including all e-mail communication and Internet activities that most employees consider private -- without receiving the employee's consent (Flanagan, 1994).

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NSA's Spying On The Internet

Edward Snowden, ex-employee of the U.S. National Security Agency, has stirred a hornet’s nest with his revelation of the NSA’s Internet spying. The whistleblower had alleged that the Agency, over a period of 10 years from 2001-2011, had spied on American citizens in a bid to “stop terrorist attacks” since the destructive September 11, 2011 attacks on the World Trade Center.

The whistleblowing had raised several questions on the validity of the surveillance, particularly on the issue of whether or not the National Security Agency had encroached upon American citizens’ privacy.

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Anonymous Internet Group: What Is It?

Over the last couple of years we have been seeing more news stories popping up all over the globe about the mysterious sounding 'Anonymous' and their many acts of hacktivism and general chaos. This has led to many explanations by those same media sources about what Anonymous is, where they come from, and their purpose. Some sources have even gone in depth about this hacker/terrorist group (as they are so often called), and asks if they should be monitored as a serious threat.

But who are they really, and what should you know about them?

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5 Options to Protect Your iPhone

Everyone seems to love the iPhone, and who can blame them? These high tech gadgets are incredible, with a ton of features, apps to customize it, and new ways to keep in contact with anyone around the world. You can organize your entire life with an iPhone, from work to your personal day to day, not to mention the many entertainment features that come both standard, or can be downloaded.

They are also incredibly expensive, not only to buy but to maintain. When you purchase an iPhone, you are making a real investment, one that it can be a real bummer to lose. Which is why you need to know how to properly protect it so you can have your phone for years to come.

Here are five ways that you can make sure your iPhone stays in your pocket, and not in the trash.

1. Warranties

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