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2020
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Two of the biggest tech companies, Google and Apple, are pairing up to build software that could tell people if they were recently in contact with someone with coronavirus. This tool is due out in a couple of months, and it will be built into iPhones and Androids. People would have to opt in to u...
04/29/2020
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The IRS has been urging taxpayers to be aware of calls and emails that might lead victims to give up their personal information to cyberthieves.IRS Commissioner, Chuck Rettig, has been urging people to take more care during this time. He reminds taxpayers that the IRS won’t ever call to verify or...
04/22/2020
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There are tried and true ways to protect yourself from identity theft—ways that you may not have even considered.Evaluate your passwords. Does every online account have a different password or are you using the same one for multiple accounts? Fix this problem immediately by investing in a passwor...
04/15/2020
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Most of us know about the tricks that advertisers play when trying to get our attention. What you might not realize, however, is that our mobile phone and other digital objects are doing something similar, and you are probably falling for it every time.One thing that designers do is use the color...
04/08/2020
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Digital assistants like Google Assistant and Alexa, from Amazon, have a secret: they are secretly learning everything about you. They can hear your conversations, they know the tone of your voice, and they are recording it all.Now, all of this is important, according to Google and Amazon, because...
04/02/2020