Facebook has announced a live video feature, an idea that has arrived and will be debuting all over the Web.
Conventional media, sports broadcasting, weathercasts, will soon be live on Facebook Live.
Other video and social media companies are next with YouTube, among others, preparing an entry into live Web broadcasting.
Handy Facebook save feature
On the upper right side of every Facebook post and video is an upside down caret. If you click on this, you have the option to save the post to read later. For example, you can use this if you want to review a recipe later. The drop down menu from the caret also gives you the chance to hide the post, unfollow the poster, or hide everything that comes from the originator.
Google dorking
A search engine technique called Google dorking allows evil hackers to discover vulnerable computer systems.
Hackers type in the right dorky search terms and they can access all sorts of computers that have out-of-date operating systems. This includes unprotected video cameras in your own home and public systems as well.
In one scary case, according to cnet.com, an Iranian hacker got access to a dam in Rye Brook, NY., using Google dorking. The breach in 2013 occurred when the dam was undergoing maintenance. Fortunately, the dam system was disconnected from the computer controller. Had it not been, the hacker might have opened the flood gates. He and six other hackers have been indicted for this and breaking into banks.
The dorking issue again brings up the importance of updating computer systems. Next time that inconvenient update pops up, install it immediately.
