security – CompanionLink Blog https://www.companionlink.com/blog Small Business Productivity, Tools and Tips - Android and iPhone Sync Tue, 07 Apr 2026 21:07:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 Is Privacy a Luxury Good? https://www.companionlink.com/blog/2019/06/is-privacy-a-luxury-good/ https://www.companionlink.com/blog/2019/06/is-privacy-a-luxury-good/#respond Sun, 02 Jun 2019 20:45:58 +0000 https://www.companionlink.com/blog/?p=4869 At CompanionLink we have a simple love for how software used to work. You buy it, you own it. No one should have ulterior motives in selling your data. We make upgrades available and send marketing to our customers as a way to keep our revenue stream steady and provide needed support to our customers. Continue reading →]]>

Google CEO Sundar Pichai recently opined that “privacy cannot be a luxury good offered only to people who can afford to buy premium products and services” (NYT – May 7 2019). This bears a look at whether privacy is free, or something to be paid. Read the comments of the article to see through the statement. Google claims to respect privacy, at the same time as working hard to undermine…

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]]> https://www.companionlink.com/blog/2019/06/is-privacy-a-luxury-good/feed/ 0 PSA: Secure Your Mobile Devices https://www.companionlink.com/blog/2012/03/psa-secure-your-mobile-devices/ https://www.companionlink.com/blog/2012/03/psa-secure-your-mobile-devices/#respond Fri, 23 Mar 2012 21:34:53 +0000 http://www.companionlink.com/blog/?p=3113 Continue reading →]]> Think about all the data you have on your phone. These days, that’s more than just a list of phone numbers. We have email accounts, social networking profiles, mobile banking, private notes and documents, and so much more. If our phones were lost and consequently found by someone with less than honest intentions, the list of potentially compromised information would be daunting. But just how bad…

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]]> https://www.companionlink.com/blog/2012/03/psa-secure-your-mobile-devices/feed/ 0 How to Password-Protect Contacts, Calendars, & More with DejaOffice https://www.companionlink.com/blog/2012/02/how-to-password-protect-contacts-calendars-more-with-dejaoffice/ https://www.companionlink.com/blog/2012/02/how-to-password-protect-contacts-calendars-more-with-dejaoffice/#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2012 17:41:56 +0000 http://www.companionlink.com/blog/?p=3066 Continue reading →]]> DejaOffice makes it easy to protect your private data. With our Private Records feature, you can secure contacts, calendar events, tasks, memos, and even expenses. And it does so selectively, allowing you to secure your most sensitive data while keeping your standard data easily accessible. Interested in learning how Private Records work? We thought you might be, so we made a video.

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]]> https://www.companionlink.com/blog/2012/02/how-to-password-protect-contacts-calendars-more-with-dejaoffice/feed/ 7 The Plight of the Standalone Microsoft Outlook User https://www.companionlink.com/blog/2011/04/the-plight-of-the-standalone-microsoft-outlook-user/ https://www.companionlink.com/blog/2011/04/the-plight-of-the-standalone-microsoft-outlook-user/#comments Wed, 13 Apr 2011 14:46:15 +0000 http://www.companionlink.com/blog/?p=1832 Continue reading →]]> These days, “the cloud” is all the buzz. The cloud, in terms of contact and calendar sync (among others), means using a service like Google, Gmail, or Windows Live (Hotmail). Just host your data in the cloud and it will magically show up on your device. Simple, right? Not so, say the people (as they rise in mutiny). Google started the move to store personal information in the cloud.

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]]> https://www.companionlink.com/blog/2011/04/the-plight-of-the-standalone-microsoft-outlook-user/feed/ 7 Tech Tip: Use CompanionLink with Google’s New “2-Step Verification” Feature https://www.companionlink.com/blog/2011/02/tech-tip-use-companionlink-with-googles-new-2-step-verification-feature/ https://www.companionlink.com/blog/2011/02/tech-tip-use-companionlink-with-googles-new-2-step-verification-feature/#comments Thu, 24 Feb 2011 15:45:47 +0000 http://www.companionlink.com/blog/?p=1656 Continue reading →]]> Google recently rolled out a new security feature called “2-step verification.” As Google puts it, this is designed to add an extra layer of security to your account by “requiring you to have access to your phone – as well as your username and password – when you sign in. This means that if someone steals or guesses your password, the potential hijacker still can’t sign in to your account because…

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