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C-8 Home Life Wednesday, April 25, 2018 The Press-Dispatch Tech Solutions by Christian Hinojosa Is it really Mark Zuckerberg's fault? Katiedid vs... by Katiedid Langrock The pants malfunction PEACE of MIND Let our 130 years of experience aid you in your selection of a meaningful memorial. SCHUM MONUMENTS, INC. Dale, Indiana www.SchumMonuments.com 812-937-4921 Local Representative RONALD WOODS 812-789-2009 To enter the Birthday Club, email your name, ad- dress, phone number and birthdate to birthdayclub@ pressdispatch.net. Only the person's name, town and birthday will appear in the paper. As an added bonus, one lucky person each month will receive a free three month Press-Dispatch subscrip- tion. This month's birthdays have a chance to win a $25 gift certificate to Marcia Hill, Rodan + Fields Indepen- dent Consultant. THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS Donna Jo Gilboy .......................... Winslow ........ 4/29 Noble Dearing .............................. Otwell ......... 4/29 Noble Dearing .............................. Otwell ......... 4/29 Peggy Shafer ............................. Hanna City ...... 4/29 Luzell Carter ............................. Petersburg ...... 4/30 Holly Knight .............................. Petersburg .........5/1 THIS MONTH'S SPONSOR Marcia Hill See my website: marciahill.myrandf.com chargernurse@gmail.com • 812-789-6652 Continued from page 4 SWEETS If you've watched the news or been on the internet in the last month, you've probably heard "Cambridge Analyt- ica," "Mark Zuckerberg" and "Face- book" more times than you can count. So just what happened? Let's start from the beginning. In 2014, a psychology professor at Cambridge University's Psychomet- rics Center worked with political da- ta firm Cambridge Analytica to cre- ate psychographic profiles of Face- book users. Over 270,000 Facebook users were paid $1-2 to download an app they cre- ated called "thisisyourdigitallife." The app promised users fun personality predictions. They were told their in- formation would be used for research purposes. Users would log in to the app with their Facebook account. In the fine print, though, the app requested full access to users' profiles and their friends' profiles. You've probably seen quizzes on Facebook with catchy titles like "What Animal are You? ", "Who is Your True Soulmate? ", or "What Does your Birth Date Say About You? " Chances are, the quiz gathered all your responses, then asked you to log in with your Facebook account to re- veal the answer. This is never safe, and you should never give anyone you don't know ac- cess to your Facebook account. Over 270,000 thisisyourdigitallife users didn't know this, though. They willingly gave their informa- tion to the app, which was gathered by Cambridge Analytica to build psycho- logical profiles of the app's users. Even though only 270,000 people used the app, the number of affected people jumps all the way to 87 million or higher when you remember that us- ers gave the app access to their friends' accounts, too. But Cambridge Analytica actually hadn't violated any rules by gathering all this information. Facebook allowed use of such information for research purposes. The problem, then, arose when Cam- bridge Analytica allegedly sold psy- chological profiles made from Face- book users' information to political candidates and advertisers. NOW HERE'S THE SCARY PART No matter how locked down your pri- vacy settings are, if you had even one friend who used this app, you've been targeted by advertisements using da- ta from Cambridge Analytica. A fter tons of political pressure, though, Facebook has finally changed its rules. Before this month, apps could re- quest unbridled access to almost any- thing. Most people would just hit "ac- cept" and use it anyways without even knowing permissions they were grant- ing. Finally, Facebook is finally aggres- sively auditing apps requesting users' information and monitoring where it is going. In fact, to even ask for access to your Facebook information, app develop- ers have to be individually approved by Facebook after a strict screening. If you'd like to see the long, long list of new security measures Facebook has put into place, visit bit.ly/calibrefb. NOW WHAT? Last week, senators from both po- litical parties grilled Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg for everything from silencing right-wing journalism to the vast amounts of user data they collect to not doing enough to end hate speech in Myanmar. Many are calling for stricter regula- tions for Facebook and other tech com- panies. Will something actually happen? Will the United States keep social me- dia giants like Facebook from exploit- ing users' data for profit? Maybe. We give companies our personal in- formation every day. Yelp knows where we eat, Ama- zon knows what we buy, your brows- er knows everything you search for on the Internet, and Facebook and Goog- le know pretty much everything else. We can't expect anything on the In- ternet to be totally, completely safe. The Internet is growing so fast, priva- cy can't keep up. Facebook and other social media platforms can only use information you give them. So maybe it's time to rethink to whom you give your information. Think about those useless Facebook quizzes that you eagerly give access to your Facebook account, or broadcast- ing where you ate lunch or how you feel about the weather to your Face- book wall for your hundreds and hun- dreds of friends to see. Even Mark Zuckerberg said he would not feel comfortable sharing what hotel he's staying in or who he's messaged this week. So why should we? Try using Facebook less. You'll be surprised how well you can function without it. There are countless other, much more private, means of commu- nication with your friends. Remember: only data that you put on the Internet can be sold or stolen. YOU control where your identity goes. If you do continue using Facebook amidst its privacy concerns, I sug- gest visiting Facebook's Help Center to learn more about your privacy set- tings in Facebook and what they mean. It's time to take control of your on- line identity. Christian Hinojosa is the Director of Service Operations for Calibre Comput- er Solutions in Princeton. For comput- er tips, information, and free software tools, check out our website at http:// www.calibreforhome.com They say to dress for the job you want, not the job you have. Apparent- ly, I want to have the job of a stripper. This past week, I have had the im- mense pleasure of being a panelist, moderator and mentor at the Atlanta Film Festival and ScreenCraft Writers Summit. My week began with a panel that I had pitched about entertainment development. We were going to be pre- senting in the Plaza Theatre, a movie theater with stadium seating. My pan- el directly followed auteur Jason Reit- man, who was teaching a master class and talking about his new film, "Tully." It was a big moment, and big mo- ments such as these deserve new clothes. I had gone to four stores in an effort to find an outfit that would look effort- less. I wanted to look cool but accessi- ble. I wanted to rock my hippie vibe but also appear professional. In the fourth store, I found the perfect pair of pants to convey this image. High-waisted and wide-legged, black in the center, with a bohemian design accenting the out- er parts, the pants swooshed when I walked; I was in love. As someone who has lived her life fashion-challenged, I would be, for once, dressed to impress. On the day of the event, I walked with a strut down the sidewalk toward the massive movie theater that was hosting what would surely be one of the highlights of my career. Then the wind blew—and my cool but accessi- ble, hippie but professional pants flung wide-open, exposing my underwear on both sides. I hadn't noticed that the beloved swoosh my pants made was caused by each leg's being wrap- around and intention- ally not sewn togeth- er. A dangerous look on a windy day. And boy howdy, was that a windy morning. It was a wind that could rival the whipping and swirling wind that brought in Mary Pop- pins. My pants were fly- ing high in the air, flap- ping into my face like two scarves sta- pled to a belt. My unmentionables were being seen —and most certainly men- tioned—by everyone around me. I dropped my purse on the sidewalk and immediately tried to grab the fly- ing fabric. My left hand grabbed at the fabric trying to escape my left leg. My right hand reached for the fabric flee- ing my right leg. I wrapped the pants back around me and kept the fabric pinned together by my knees with my thumb and index finger. Bent over at the waist, holding together my rogue slacks, I began shuffling toward the theater. When I noticed my purse on the sidewalk, I let go of one leg to gr- ab the bag. As I reached for the purse, the right side of my pants flew up in my face once more. As quickly as pos- sible, I threw my purse over my shoul- der and pinned my pants back around my knee, and then I shuffled, hunched over, into the movie theater. Once out of the whipping winds, I could relax. I let go of the fabric, and it fell around my legs perfectly, look- ing professional and hiding the dirty truth of its unstitched sta- tus. I took a deep breath and poised myself. Only a nomi- nal few had seen my under- wear. Now was not the time to feel rattled. Walking into the theater, I swelled with pride. The stage had been set up with director's chairs. The lights shone brightly. This mo- ment was mine. I had creat- ed this. I had earned this. I would rock this. The trouser trauma had passed. My panelists approached the stage. One after another complimented my outfit. Oh, this old thing? You're too kind. I pointed them to their seats on- stage. As the audience flowed in, my confi- dence grew. The room was filled with my peers, my colleagues, my future employers and my future employees. This was the room I had created this event for. These were the people I had spent days shopping for. I stood in the center of the stage and thanked my audience for coming. Then I sat down with my panelists on- stage. I sat for the first time. For the very first time. The fabric, pulled by a new center of gravity, immediately un- folded on both sides of my legs. I hope my future employees and em- ployers liked the flowery granny pant- ies. member. May 1 - May Day. May 3 - Winslow Lions Club will meet at 7 p.m. at the Winslow Communi- ty Center; Pike Co. Moms Group will meet at 10 a.m. at the Otwell United Meth- odist Church. May 5 - Poehlein's Spring Bass Tourney from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Poehlein Cab- ins, where you can leave and fish at our favorite fish- ing hole. Contact Greg Poe- hlein for more info for teams or single, 812-789 -3778. May 7 - Winslow Girl Scouts meet at 6 p.m. at the House of Mercy Church basement; Winslow Com- munity Festival Meeting at 6 p.m. at the Winslow Commu- nity Center; Spurgeon-Mon- roe Fire Dept. meeting at 7 p.m. at the Station House. May 8 - Primary Election Day. May 12 - Petersburg City- Wide Yard Sale. See the pa- per for locations. May 13 - Mother's Day. Show Mom she is the best! May 14 - Winslow Town Hall at 7 p.m. at the Winslow Community Center. Winslow seniors meet on Monday and Tuesday at the Snyder Comm. Center. Pe- tersburg seniors meet on Monday, Tuesday, Wednes- day and Friday in the Court- house basement. There were no postcards in the Sweets mailbox, Sweets Column, Winslow, IN 47598. If you have a birth- day, anniversary, a point of interest or just want to say Hi, the address is still the same. Winslow Patoka River was down a bit, but as of Friday, April 20, the water was up to the rim. Riverside Park still has ponds of water and the fields have patches of water that may never go away. The temps have been chilly, cold, warm one day, windy with rain, snow, sleet also one day, and some sunshine all in one week's time. This is just a week in Southern In- diana and all of us Winslow stars would love to see and feel the warmth of Spring to come around soon. Have you all seen the tu- lips in bloom? More of the spring blooms are either in bloom or about to, or is still growing taller. I was by the Winslow Communi- ty Center, where we saw a pink and white flower that looks like a rose, but it's not a rose bush. It was real pret- ty though. The peach trees, the golden rod, redbud, and cherry blossoms look really great. The trees have buds on them, so soon the leaves will appear. I believe the last frost has come on April 19 and 20, because the weath- er man said it was okay to plant on Saturday the 21st. I think I will wait a while lon- ger just to make sure. Oh, I just read my notes and the ticks are out, the mosquitoes are waking up and the wasps are beginning to swarm. Get out your sprays and those homemade remedies. Several stars have found those delicious morel mush- rooms. One to three have been found so far. Good luck in your hunts and sever- al stars said they would like to get a mess if you have ex- tras. The mowers are begin- ning the season cuttings and Norm waited as long as he could to mow, and Fri- day was the right time. I hat- ed to see all the purple and white flower coverings gone, but the grass had to be cut down. In our area of Brown- stown part of Winslow, I have heard a few mowers running, but now we may hear more. It's nice to catch up with family and friends, and this past week I got to catch up with Janice Sucech at the Corner Booke Shoppe. She looks great and says Hi to Mom. We also saw our granddaughter, Kyana, Lau- ra, Daniel and Delores for a hour. Kyana is getting taller every time I see her. Did you all see the Winslow Little League Pa- rade and opening day games to start the season last Sat- urday? You may be able to see a game or two at the Winslow Sports Field and enjoy the ballplayers as they have fun playing this all time sport. May has a lot of dates to remember like the Spring Poehlein Bass Tourney, the Primary Election Day, Pe- tersburg City-Wide Yard Sale, Mothers Day, Pike County school graduation and end of the school year, Memorial Day Parade, Pike Co. 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