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SCAM ALERT.

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Do not get fooled by messages like this. MyGov will NEVER contact you like this , nor will they ever ask you to "Ensure your account is secure" at some random link with a threat of the account becoming locked. If you receive a message like this on your phone, DO NOT CLICK ANY LINKS , Instead...   On Android: Enabling Spam Protection in Google Messages: Load Google Messages App. If you're using a different messaging app, you can get Google Messages Here: http://bit.ly/3KjLcKe   Click your profile picture at the top right of the messages list. Click [Settings], click [General], click [Spam Protection] and Enable Spam Protection.   Reporting Spam that makes it past the filter: In any scam or spam messages that get though, click the 3 dots button at the top right, select [Details] then select [Block and report spam].    On iPhone: Your spam blocking options are a lot more limited and a lot less useful. iPhone can only filter ALL messages from people who are n...

SCAM WATCH

Nobody will ever call you about your computer having a virus. Nobody will ever call you from "NBN Co". Nobody will ever call you from Microsoft. In fact, NOBODY WILL EVER CALL YOU ABOUT YOUR COMPUTER. If you receive any phone call about your computer or internet, IT'S A SCAM. HANG UP ON THEM. Do not open command prompt, or your web browser, don't type anything in anywhere or go to any website they tell you to go to. Hell, DON'T EVEN TURN YOUR COMPUTER ON while you're on the phone.

Telstra mobile is down.... Again.

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There's no Telstra mobile signal in Finley. After talking to support, they confirmed that it may take up to 24 hours to fix.

Apps illegally sending your data to facebook, even if you don't use facebook, and how to put a stop to it.

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A report from Financial Times ( via 9to5Google ) says that a study of 34 of the most popular mobile apps found that at least 20 of them send sensitive user data to Facebook without obtaining the user’s consent beforehand. Such data may include information that users wouldn’t want to divulge, such as whether they have any children, and this is illegal in Europe under the new GDPR privacy act. The list of apps found to share data with Facebook without consent includes Kayak, MyFitnessPal, Skyscanner and TripAdvisor, the report explains. At least 61 per cent of apps tested automatically transfer data to Facebook the moment a user opens the app . This happens whether people have a Facebook account or not, or whether they are logged into Facebook or not. User data is sent to Facebook as soon as the app is opened: The information sent instantly included the name of the application, the unique identification of the user with Google and the number of times the application was open...

Reminder: The NBN Changeover is Mandatory if you wish to keep your landline service.

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I've been made aware of some disturbing information getting around Finley latley. Multiple people have informed me that another local business has been giving out bad information, such as "Don't switch to the NBN, They can't force you" and other such things. This is complete nonsense, and if you've been told this, you have been given bad information. Let's get into the actual FACTS. and here it is: If you wish to keep your landline service (House Phone, Internet, Etc), then you will have to switch over to the NBN. Why you ask? Because the old network gets turned off by Telstra roughly 18 months after the NBN becomes available in an area. (For us in Finley, that would put the estimated cut off date as September 2019) So that means, after September 2019 (Estimated Date), if you haven't switched to the NBN, your Landline and Internet will be cut off. If you need more information on this, Here is an article all about people getting cut of...

An open message to Google: Fix existing bugs before adding new features!

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Reshare, send feedback, and follow the other instructions below to let Google know that we want events to stay! And for them to be fixed so they work the way they did on G+ classic! ========== Originally shared by Daniel "DazzaJay" Fitzgerald on Google+ So, they are going to kill off Google+ classic soon, without fixing any major issues such as events only working on Android and the classic ui. All the while they have been adding pointless new features such as images in comments. So, download this gif, and every time Luke Wroblewski posts another G+ update post, drop this image into the comments to let him know that a half arsed "new" ui is not good enough! Fix existing major bugs before adding new features! Do not kill off Classic G+ before adding all existing features to "new" G+

Telstra Outage in Finley - Again.

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Telstra ​​ mobile network is down in Finley NSW. There's a crane up working on the cell tower, but for residents of Finley, don't expect it to be working before 02-09-2015. This will affect all Telstra mobile customers, all mobile internet users (USB Dongles), and any company that uses the Telstra network (eg; Aldi Mobile.) This also directly affects my business, as all my devices are showing no service.