You can easily get spammed if you want the easy way out of your weight problem. The fact is that there have been many email users who have lost money due to bogus offers that get into their spam inbox. To avoid falling into a trap, make sure that the claims are true and the site can be trusted. Con artists have become more cunning recently so that they can make their claims appear legitimate. It could seem simple at the start, but it could cost you your privacy in the long run.

Generally, there are two types of weight loss claims that are sent through spam mail. The first one claims that a product such as a pill, cream, patch, or others can guarantee weight loss even without dieting or exercise. The second are those that claim to block fat absorption, calories or carbohydrates so you don’t gain weight.

What makes weight loss spam mails interesting is revealed by a New York-based research. One in five, or 20%, of young, overweight people have been victims of email spam. The research also revealed more related statistics about these mails. First, 88% of overweight individuals say they received spam that “sells” weight loss products as opposed to 73% of other respondents. Second, 42% of overweight individuals say they opened these emails compared to 18% of other respondents. Third, 18% of overweight individuals say they bought these products, while only 5% of other respondents did the same.

Facebook continuously updates its Privacy Policies in order to provide better protection among its users. Many users are confused, but any extra time spent on understanding these policies will save them from any undue problems. Although many users read these policies, they do not fully understand how to take advantage of its features to maintain their privacy.

Understanding Facebook’s privacy settings is the best way to clear away confusions. Only then can you be confident about what happens to the information that you share. This is because you have control over them. You know how far this data can go with regards to your privacy.

One of the best things to start with is to configure your Friend List. Basically, Facebook is about friends. If you can group your friends according to a specific criterion, it would be easy to work with these groups. You will have control over your privacy (who can and who can’t see you). Facebook offers a privacy setting for Friend List that allows you to limit access to your personal information.

Every once and awhile we see interesting extensions for Firefox or Chrome. Recently we came across Adblock Plus. According to their marketing, they block those annoying little ads. But here’s the reason you should consider using this. Recently there have been instances where ads have led to viruses.

That’s right, Viruses. Here’s what happens. You see an ad that looks like a system message. It’s not! Typically these ads talk about your PC being infected. Being concerned you click on the ad to get your free scan; this is a really bad idea. That’s how viruses get installed on your PC.

Of course, one solution is not to click on the ad in the first place. However, if you are like many people out there, you are not always on guard. So you see the message, get concerned and click.

Another solution is to block the ads in the first place. So here are two links for you so you can try Adblock Plus:

Adblock Plus for Chrome

Adblock Plus for FireFox