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Category: Scams

Hooked on the internet

February 22, 2023 Geoff Privacy, Scams, Tech Matters

The term Internet Addiction Disorder (IAD) began as a joke back in 1995 when a New York psychiatrist named Ivan[…]

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DDOS Attacks – A Primer

September 1, 2020 Geoff Interesting ..., Scams, Security

For five (business) days in a row now the NZX, New Zealand’s Stock Exchange, has been crippled by so-called distributed[…]

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Don’t click that “Like”!

July 14, 2020 Geoff Scams, Tech Matters

How “Likes” lead to malicious software.

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Another publishing scam

November 15, 2019 Geoff Publishing, Scams

A few days ago, I received an enthusiastic email from a publisher I’d never heard of before. The phrasing is[…]

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The iPhone hack: What you need to know

September 1, 2019 Geoff Privacy, Scams, Tech Matters

A few days ago, one of Google’s security teams called Project Zero revealed a chilling and truly massive hack of[…]

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Caveat Author

March 25, 2019 Geoff Publishing, Scams

Things didn’t go too well for Canadian author Robert L Barclay after his manuscript was accepted by “a commercial publisher[…]

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Send your money to the toilet!

November 24, 2017 Geoff Scams

Malaysian Travel Scratchie Scams I knew I’d won at least $100,000 even before I’d scratched the cards. I was so[…]

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Publishers and authors: Behind the scenes

May 18, 2016 Geoff For Writers, Publishing, Scams

Do you really think publishers have authors’ best interests at heart? Most writers don’t make a lot of money. Forget[…]

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Two more ways publishers shaft writers

November 20, 2015 Geoff Business, Publishing, Scams

The latest posting on Writer Beware looks at the arbitration clauses buried in almost all publishing contracts. These clauses say[…]

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Social media snake oil

September 14, 2015 Geoff Business, Scams

Chris Syme of CKSyme Media Group has some advice for authors: The book marketing sector, more than any I have[…]

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