United airlines no doubt has Sometimes the best intentions are only half the job. United Airlines launched a bug bounty to find holes in its computer systems. The idea is to get well meaning security researchers and hackers to find the security flaws in their system before the evil hackers do. The reward for...

There is no better combination than getting good healthy food, supporting local farmers and merchants and losing weight in the same app. That is why Locavore is the app of the week. But what is a locavore? A locavore is a person who supports local food suppliers, economies and sustainable food production. But before we...

It seems the cops don’t need a warrant to know where you are. A federal appeals court handed down a ruling on Tuesday declaring that the public has no reasonable expectation of privacy when it comes to their cell phone location records. The ruling means that police don’t need a search warrant to get access to...

African-American target customers could have some money coming as a result of last years data breach. Target has reached a $10 million settlement with a federal judge on Thursday. The judge gave preliminary approval to the settlement of a lawsuit brought by customers of Target affected by 2013 hack of the stores customer data system. Documents...

Right now in the U.S. there is a serious focus on the police. As black people we know this was long overdue. But the scrutiny has to go beyond police action on the streets. More and more attention had been focused on police data collection. In Virginia a man is suing the County of Fairfax...

For years, phone-tracking devices known as Stingrays have been a closely guarded secret of law enforcement. But  according to a new report from The Wall Street Journal that may be about to change. According to the WSJ report, the U.S. Justice Department has launched a full scale investigation of how police agencies use these snooping devices. As...

Is it time to go back to cash? In this age of technology and electronic payments the value of money has not changed. However the vulnerability of money has increased exponentially. I say it all the time but you’re about to hear it again; Black people don’t play when it comes to money! So again...

The African American Cyber Report reported in March of 2014 of a data breach at Sally Beauty Supply stores. So here we go again! One year later Sally Beauty Supply is again revealing that a network intrusion exposed customer payment card data and is now investigating fresh breach reports. Sally Beauty has over 4,800 U.S. stores...

It isn’t often that we offer an app that is is only meant for women. But many busy women struggle to find time for work, family and a good workout. That is why Nike+ Training Club is the App of the Week. Trying to fit in a good work out can be a struggle. It seems...

Are you putting your business in the street? Some people cannot help but share and you probably know somebody like that. They tell you where they are and what they are doing. They tell you what they are eating or drinking. And even take pictures of their food and drink.  If you are a Facebook...