The Data Protection Act 1988, a UK Act of Parliament, defines UK law on the processing of data on identifiable living persons. It is a piece of legislation that governs the protection of personal data in the United Kingdom. The Act does not mention privacy, but it does, however provides a way in which individuals can control information about themselves. Most of the act does not apply to domestic use like keeping a personal address book, but anyone holding personal data for other purposes is legally obliged to comply with the provisions of the Act.
The Act gives you rights over your personal information, with respect to how it’s used and your access to it. It stipulates that you have the right to know what information is held about you, the right to correct or remove it and the right to object to its use for marketing purposes.
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Google never stopped innovating new services or products to make life easier for the masses. One of its services is free that works like a 911 call. It’s a cool service for people on the go or those who are lazy to browse yellow pages or phone directories. With the current lifestyle of most people, searching for businesses at Yellow Pages or phone directories will now be a thing of the past.
Now you can find businesses for free from any phone even without internet access. The best part is it’s free and thus no 411 charges. To make it work, just call GOOG-411 and say where you are and what you are looking for.
Here are the Google 411 text service features:
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If you want to save up to 98% on your phone bill, here is one service that offers free calls to over 50 countries and free text messages worldwide.
Jaxtr allows its users to enjoy the cost savings of VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) from the convenience of any phone. The process is simple. Jaxtr links your phone to the web so you can hear from callers worldwide while keeping your phone number private. Its PrivacyShield automatically routes calls to voicemail. You will have complete control on which friend you want to ring to through your phone. No need for a headset.
The service is free. Jaxtr offers free calls to over 50 supported countries and free SMS or text messages for Premium members.
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Text messages are supposed to be fun but not for Lindsay Rae whose relationship with boyfriend had been compromised by the fake text messages her boyfriend received allegedly coming from her cellphone. There are many incidents like this that had happened but remain unreported.
So, how are these fake messages sent?
Anonymous text message providers have mushroomed making it is easy for anyone who has a computer and internet connection to send a fake text message to anybody who has your contact number. People who have evil intentions can easily access the service online.
CBS News also published an article reported by CISCO of a rise on text message scam. Cyber scammers are trying to target people who cannot fall into an email phishing scam but still fall prey to mobile phone scam.
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Feeling bored and want to talk to somebody? Here’s one service that’s giving free calls online.
Bored.com is offering free internet phone calls but you must be dumb if you use the service without reading its warning signs. Bored provides the service for free and so to prevent its abuse, they limit you to only 3 calls per day.
Note that the service works in the USA only so forget about calling a friend located at the other end of the planet. To use the service, all you need to do is fill up the form provided in the site. You will be required to fill in the phone number to call (within the USA only), the phone number you want to show on the Caller ID, name you want to show on Caller ID and what to say on your call. And for security purposes, the site will log your IP address.
It’s a great service to consider because its free. Don’t forget when you’re bored just go to bored.com and make a free call. Remember you are limited up to 3 calls only.
