Thursday, July 31

What You Need to Know About Card Skimming

There's no magic answer yet, Interac Inc claims that Chip and Pin systems have done a lot to reduce debit and credit card fraud in Canada, but these systems are still backward compatible with the swipe system. 

The best advice is to pay some attention when paying for your transaction or taking out cash. Since the reader device is typically only secured with double sided tape, yank on it. You're not going to break anything. Give the ATM a bit of scrutiny before using it. Does it look like the others nearby? Are there any strange-looking bits that bulge out? Look above the keypad or to the side for pinhole cameras. If anything seems out of place, don't use it! Find another.

Cover your hand when entering your PIN number! It's a really easy thing to do and that one step will absolutely make the collected card details worthless.


Wednesday, July 9

How Twitter & Facebook Will Ruin Your Relationship

A new study finds that tweeting and infidelity or breakups are positively linked. "Duh," says anyone who's ever tried splitting their partner's attention with a phone.

Another Blow to Anti-Vaxxers’ Fortress of Pseudoscience

Yet another group of studies shows vaccines have very low risk of side effects—and no link to autism. When will anti-vaxxers finally wake up?

Using your car's Automatic Link as a FitBit for Your Car

New ways to use your personal driving data to save costs and effort.  Want an extremely easy, practical reason to get interested in the quantified self movement? Meet the Automatic Link.  Testing Automatic Link, the FitBit for Your Car

High Cost of An Orgasm: Is Momentary Pleasure Worth a Lifetime of Regret?


The High Cost of An Orgasm: Is Momentary Pleasure Worth a Lifetime of Regret?  The Big O lasts four to ten seconds—if you're lucky. Then why are we humans so obsessed with getting off?