Romance scams top the consumer fraud list — More than half of Americans were harassed online last year — An email provider we’ve never heard of gets hacked (and it’s bad)
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Romance scams top the list of the FTC's consumer frauds last year. Online harassment hits an all-time high. A hacker makes headlines this week for wiping out two decades of email messages from an "anonymous email provider." Apple is taking a look at an app that lets Saudi men control where their women go. Apple has a big announcement planned for March. A man uses GDPR to see how Netflix collected his data while he watched the interactive movie “Bandersnatch.”
Microsoft email programs Outlook, MSN and Hotmail were hacked, affecting thousands. Giving away your old iPhone? Do this one thing, or the phone will be useless. An algorithm predicts who will die in the final season of "Game of Thrones." Watch out for fake Facebook requests. IBM and McCormick...
Published 04/16/19
Latest hack could put thousands of FBI agents and government employees at risk. Worried about hidden cameras at your next Airbnb stay? This free scan will tell you if someone is watching. There are alternatives if you're tired of Google's privacy issues. Apple's IOS Photos app is getting smarter...
Published 04/15/19
Two out of three hotels inadvertently expose your personal data during online bookings. What you need to know about a settlement in the big Yahoo data breach case. Amazon wants to turn your dumb speakers into smart ones by using Alexa. Find out the best tracking apps and tools to locate your...
Published 04/12/19