Hacker watches child through Ring camera – Check your Wi-Fi speed – The Rideshare Guy

January 2, 2020

Where do Uber and Lyft drivers go to get their questions answered? The Rideshare Guy. Kim interviews Harry Campbell, an aerospace engineer who left his job to become the go-to expert on all things rideshare. Plus, a young girl terrorized after a hacker accessed a family’s Ring camera. Kim talks to her mom. And learn what internet speed you need and how to make sure you’re getting what you pay for.

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Tags: family, internet, speed, Wi-Fi

3 settings you must change on your Ring video doorbell

Unlike traditional doorbells that require you to squint through a dime-sized peephole, glance out a window or open the door without knowing who is on the other side, Ring provides you a clear view of who’s visiting.

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Gmail releases a useful new feature that will save you time

Normally, if you want to share an email with someone else, you simply forward it. But let’s be honest; it’s not always the most appropriate option — especially when there are multiple threads. When things start to get murky, it takes time to separate everything to share specific sections with specific people.

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Happy New Year from Kim!

As the calendar rolls over to the first day of January each year, it’s a new chapter. A clean slate. It’s bigger than just 12 months this time around, too, because 2020 also kicks off a new decade.

While there are certainly reasons to be optimistic about what lies ahead, we still have to remain vigilant about the dangers that persist in the digital world. I know that can be difficult when so much of it seemingly becomes commonplace, like data leaks and breaches.

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Most-shared fake health stories of 2019: Cancer, 'cures' and vaccines

Fake news has been making headlines recently. It started a few years ago, before the 2016 presidential election, and is still going strong — especially on social media.

Unfortunately, this phenomenon isn’t contained to just politics. Tap or click here to see the top 10 fake news articles on Facebook in 2019. The scourge of fake news has even reached the medical field.

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Anti-robocall law signed, but don't expect them to end entirely

Updated 12/31/2019 – President Trump signed the TRACED Act into law on Monday, Dec. 30. While this should help cut down on the number of robocalls you receive, it’s not going to eliminate all of them. Scammers are always finding ways to outsmart the system and you can expect some robocalls to continue.

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Smart home gadget leads to intruder scare

If you are like most consumers, you find replacing outdated items with a newer version is usually a good thing. This is especially true with technology. As tech evolves, everyday chores like sweeping the floor with a broom are either reduced or eliminated entirely from your task list.

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Smart home gadget leads to intruder scare

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Popular to-do app shutting down soon - try these alternatives

It’s really been a long time coming, but it’s still sad to say Microsoft is officially shutting down one of its free, cloud-based services.

Though it was a great organizational tool for both individual use and group collaborations, the company feels it’s time to retire the program. Fortunately, there are great free alternatives out there that offer similar features.

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Check your child's new toys for this common danger that's easy to overlook

Christmas has come and gone, but some things probably remain: boxes, leftover wrapping paper and gifts. Getting rid of boxes and paper is nothing, and no matter what you got for the holidays, there’s plenty of fun to be had with all your new gadgets and gizmos in the days leading up to the new year.

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What you need to know about the FAA's plan to track most drones in the U.S.

Can you imagine the government wanting to keep tabs on the toys you played with when you were a kid? The idea of tracking your Transformers or Cabbage Patch Kids seems a little ridiculous.

The thing is, technology has come along way since Cabbage Patch Kids were all the rage, and some toys can be dangerous. For example, earlier this year DHS warned that some Chinese-built drones could be spying on us. Tap or click here to learn all about it.

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