With the growing number of security concerns for consumers personal data, the minimal privacy American’s are holding onto is, for lack of a better term – under attack. ABC’s “Taking Action” reporter Jackie Callaway gets expert insight from Pinellas Computers on the new data sharing changes governing Internet Service Providers.
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ABC’s “Taking Action” reporter Jackie Callaway conducts another interview with Pinellas Computers. This time regarding a Microsoft update that many are calling “forced”. Windows 10 upgrades are taking consumers by surprise; downloading and installing without warning, even after users have tried closing the prompts with the red “X”. Jackie from ABC Action News speaks with technology expert Ryan Malize on how the update alerts are delivered, what your options are, and what to do if you don’t want Windows 10 yet.
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Another interview about the CryptoLocker virus, this time with Tampa Bay’s Ch10 News. Reporter Andre Senior interviewed one of our clients, Jim’s Body Shop in Seminole, about their experience with the bug. On top of the vast number of customer files and work orders, management had many precious family photos saved on the computer, all held for ransom.
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A new ring of telemarketing computer scams have accounted for some victims paying thousands of dollars for bogus “fixes” remotely performed on your PC. ABC Action News reporter Jackie Callaway had Pinellas Computers set up a perfectly working computer, only to have the phone “repair representative” quote $300 to fix problems that did not exist…
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