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Navigating the Web of Romance Scams: A Guide for Businesses and Consumers

Webroot

Understanding Romance Scams Romance scams involve fraudsters creating fake profiles on dating sites, social media platforms, or apps to establish relationships with victims, gain their trust, and eventually, scam them out of money. This transparency can be crucial in preventing security risks to the business.

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Be Wary of Scammers in the Holiday Season

Security Through Education

One instance to be careful of is when posting on social media. Also, beware of fake in-app purchases or shared links on social media. Only through learning about the tactic’s scammers use can we truly continue to improve our own personal security.

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What Are My Photos Revealing About Me? You may be accidentally sharing personal information in your photos (an important Guest Post)

Architect Security

Facial recognition technology has become so ubiquitous, it’s not hard to imagine that somebody in your photo may be easily identifiable. The company has not acknowledged using this technology, but it clearly works differently than Google Reverse Image Search does and can find similar looking faces. Who Is in Your Photo?