Earlier this month we celebrated the World Day Against Cyber Censorship. This is a rally for an unrestricted internet and a fight against governments deterring and censoring online free speech. Amnesty International notes that China “has the largest recorded number of imprisoned journalists and cyber-dissidents in the world“. They remain the leading example of the problems […]
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on March 30, 2016in Securitytags: censorship, China, cyber censorship, internet freedom

EU-US Privacy Shield Still Not Protecting Your Privacy
on March 10, 2016in Politics, Securitytags: bulk data collection, Collecting data, Data, DPA, essential equivalence, EU-US Privacy Shield, European Union, max schrems, NSA, Privacy, Privacy Act of 1974, Privacy Shield, Safe Harbor, Spying, Trans-Atlantic data tranfer, United States, US Judicial Redress Act, WP29

EU-US Privacy Shield Still Not Protecting Your Privacy Full text of the new draft EU-US Privacy Shield was released February 29th but has not been signed yet. They have made some changes from the previous Safe Harbor Agreement. While some are good improvements, some seem to have not changed how our data is handled at […]
Read More →NSA Surveillance and Online Privacy
on March 4, 2016in Securitytags: ChatCrpyt, data colectors, Do not track, Edward Snowden, Email Encyption, National Security Agency, NSA, Online Privacy, Online tracking, TOR

Who are the NSA? The National Security Agency (NSA) is a powerful United States intelligence organization. Basically, they are responsible for collecting, processing, and monitoring global data for intelligence purposes. The NSA has a stated role to advance national security while protecting the freedoms, civil liberties, and privacy rights guaranteed by the Constitution and federal law. […]
Read More →Social Media Copyright Issues: Fair Use or Infringement?
on March 2, 2016in Security, Social Mediatags: commentary, copyright, criticism, fair use, infringement, parody, Social Media

Social media copyright issues have become a hot topic in recent months. Nearly everyone has shared something on social media that was copyrighted by someone else. But what is fair to use on social media and what infringes on the rights of the copyright holder? Is it fair use or infringement? If you do not […]
Read More →Is Your Smart Phone Spying on You?
on February 26, 2016in Securitytags: Advertising ID, Android, Apple, Data Collection, Google, Location, Microsoft, Tracking, Voice commands, Windows 10

Is your smart phone spying on you? In short, yes. Follow the simple guide below to find out how to protect yourself. Apple Frequent Locations iPhones track your location data down to the minute. Who uses this information: Third party advertisement: If you visit a shoe store, you might receive shoe advertisements. Apps: Apps may […]
Read More →How to Download Apps Safely
on February 10, 2016in Techtags: App Downloading, App safety, Apple, DarkSideLoader, Developer, Download count, Forums, Google, Permissions, Research, Review, Rogue Apps, Safe downloading, Windows

As of July 2015, the Google App Store has 1.6 million apps and the Apple App Store has 1.5 million apps. With an ever-growing universe of apps available, the chances of getting a compromised or infected app are on the rise. More than 85 billion apps have been downloaded from the Apple App Store since October of […]
Read More →Why Labor Unions Need Member Data Systems
on February 3, 2016in Web Developmenttags: AppleTreeUnionMediaWorks, centralized database, Data, database, governement, Labor Unions, Member Data Systems, member experience, Security, user friendly, web/mobile intergration

Many large organizations – specifically labor unions – struggle trying to keep their member data updated and accessible. Without a centralized database, the most up-to-date vital pieces of information often find their way into a collection of personal spreadsheets and sticky notes rather than somewhere useful. But what makes a centralized database somewhere useful in the […]
Read More →Blue Light Insomnia: Is Your Phone Keeping You up at Night?
on January 27, 2016in Techtags: blocking mode, blue light, do not distrub, electronics and sleep, phone diruptions, phone distractions, sleep problem, smartphone and sleep

Today it has become more and more common to hear about someone feeling tired even though they got enough sleep. Your smartphone may be to blame. Our electronics tend to distract us from going to bed, disrupt our sleep with constant sounds, and hurt our health with their blue light. According to PEW Research “44% of cell […]
Read More →Choosing the Best Web Browser for You
on January 20, 2016in Web Developmenttags: Chrome, Developers, Device Compatibility, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Microsfot, Opera, Operating System Compatibility, Safari, Web browsers

Since there are so many available, you may have a difficult time choosing the best web browser for you. Since they each have unique advantages and disadvantages, it can become overwhelming to find exactly what you’re looking for. Therefore, we put together this handy guide to help you find the best web browser (for you). […]
Read More →How Do I Increase Web Traffic
on January 17, 2016in Blog, Marketing, Web Developmenttags: Citation Sites, Directory Sites, Visits, Web Presence

We get this question the time: How do I increase traffic to my website? Our staff here at Appletree MediaWorks studies Google’s newest algorithms all the time, because it is our job to increase web traffic for our clients. We have a developer on staff who spends most of her day doing SEO – search […]
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