Notes from the Electronic Cottage 8/2/18

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell

Ever use a URL shortener?

Odds are pretty good that you have. They can be very convenient – and potentially very dangerous.
Have you read those Terms of Service for Google Docs (and pretty near any other online service you use)? No? Well, here are some of the things you have agreed to when you clicked “Okay” to use the service. Some of what you agreed to might surprise you. Here’s why.

Notes from the Electronic Cottage 1/4/18

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell

Today, let’s take a look at URL shorteners and how to make sure they are safe before we click on them. Three sites that can help with that are:
safeweb.norton.com/
urlvoid.com/
scanurl.net/

Let’s also take a peek at Google Drive’s Terms of Service (TOS). If you use Google Drive, what you’ve agreed to may surprise you.