Get a Free Second Phone Number with Google Voice Google Voice gives you a free second phone number (with some caveats) for calls, texts, and voicemail. It works over the internet (VoIP) and forwards calls to your existing phones (mobile or landline). It’s not entirely free in all aspects (e.g., international calls cost money), and availability… Read More »
Cloudeight InfoAve Weekly – Issue #1100 – Now Available Online Cloudeight InfoAve Weekly, Issue #1100, was sent to all subscribers on Friday, November 8, 2024, at 7:45 AM, U.S. Eastern Standard Time. We are now sending our newsletter from a new email address. Please add cloudeight-news@cloudeight.net to your address book to ensure delivery of our InfoAve… Read More »
Let’s Talk About Vishing and Number Spoofing Every year victims of online scams lose billions of dollars to criminal trickery. The best way to defend yourself is by staying informed and learning about the tactics criminals use to steal people’s money. Today we’re going to talk about “Vishing” and “Number spoofing”. Vishing Vishing, short for voice phishing,… Read More »
Saturday Bonus Questions and Answers – 081024 We’ve used up two-thirds of summer, and autumn’s just six weeks away. Autumn is my favorite season; I just don’t like where it leads. It’s another Saturday and it’s time for a new edition of Saturday Bonus Questions & Answers. Today, as we do every Saturday, we’re featuring some of… Read More »
How Your Personal Information is Collected, Sold, and What You Can Do About It Our digital lives leave a data trail wherever and whenever we go online. This data, referred to as personal information (PI), can include anything from your email address, name and address, browsing habits, shopping habits, and purchase history. Companies collect this information… Read More »
One Ring and You Could Be Out of Cash Have you ever gotten a missed call from an unknown number, only to call back and be met with strange automated messages or high-pitched ringing? If so, you might have encountered a wangiri scam. Wangiri, a Japanese term meaning “one ring and cut,” describes a telephone scam… Read More »