Google recently discovered 25 nasty apps that had been in their Play Store quite awhile and downloaded 2 million times. Find out if you got one of these! And here’s a wonderful resource from the Federal Trade Commission to help you identify all the current Covid-19 con games.
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A couple of careless “apps” on Facebook have accidentally leaked secure data for millions of Facebook users. There’s no telling if you might be one of them, so here are some things you need to do.
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Last weekend, a young skater asked Western Skateland owner Sarah Ade, if it would be okay to use one of the roller rink’s bathrooms. “I told them, ‘of course.'” The next day, Ade posted a sign to let all of her customers know they are welcome. Indiana is one of several states with ongoing debates in state legislatures over bathroom …
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Mayor’s election campaign post is shared through city’s official account; Russiaville, Indiana tax preparer refuses her services to a lesbian couple; Indiana State Senate Republicans vote to gut hate crimes bill; Monroe County’s Juvenile Detention Alternative Initiative saves the county money; Monroe County Commissioners discuss the need for smoke detectors in rental units. FEATURE Chris Abert talks about the success of the Indiana Recovery Alliance and …
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The “smart home” and various “smart” devices offer unprecedented convenience, but the cost can easily be a loss of privacy and security. Are they too new to be trusted? Better Beware is Produced by Richard Fish, at Community Radio WFHB in Bloomington, Indiana. Executive Producer is Wes Martin.
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A fight at a Halloween party over the past weekend left one dead and one seriously injured, in Bloomington. According to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department, three people were shot at a party at Eagle Pointe Golf Resort, on Lake Monroe, one of them fatally. In a statement over Facebook, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department wrote “The case has become …
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A Facebook page called ‘Monroe County Elections’ is causing concern among Monroe County Election Board members. Republican representative William Ellis said the page could have been assumed to be official when it wasn’t. The page has since been deleted, but its creator is still in question. Ellis and Democratic Representative Carolyn VandeWiele were concerned the page might have been created …
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A Japanese car parts supplier is planning to expand its manufacturing operations in Columbus, Indiana; A Facebook page called Monroe County Elections is causing concern among Monroe County Election Board members; A 30-year old man has reportedly made a plea-deal with Bloomington Police, after around 300 Indiana University students landed in Las Vegas with no place to stay; The Indiana Department of Natural …
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The cities of Bloomington and Columbus announced a multi-million dollar deal to encourage entrepreneurial startups, this afternoon. Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton, Columbus Mayor Jim Lienhoop, Dimension Mill founder Pat East, Columbus Chamber of Commerce President Cindy Frey, and Bloomington Communications Director Yael Ksander made the announcement via Facebook Live. Dimension Mill and the Columbus Chamber have reportedly put together one …
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In March of 2014 it was reported that the National Security Agency had aggressively accelerated its hacking initiatives – codenamed TURBINE – to “allow the current implant network to scale to large size (millions of implants) by creating a system that does automated control implants by groups instead of individually.” Much of this done via “fake” Facebook Servers. Here’s what …
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