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Sanity Check Number Eleven:
Do you blindly follow links suggested by
online friends?
Did you know that there are forms of
Spyware out there (software that can
monitor your activities) that can capture
every one of your keystrokes?
The type of Spyware that records your
keystrokes is known as a ‘Key logger’. This
kind of Spyware may send a record of
each of your keystrokes to someone else.
Social media sites are one route used to
get Spyware onto your system. For
example, a ‘friend’ might suggest that you
click on a link. Then, while you watch a
video, Spyware may also be downloaded
and installed on your machine.
K is for…
Keystrokes
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Copyright Mark Johnson & Corinne Blandin, 2012