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Trick robocallers with a fake phone number
The robocall epidemic has gotten so bad that that even the federal government is stepping in. But now, you won’t have to wait on the feds or your phone company to save you anymore! A new app has been released that puts the power to block unfamiliar calls right inside our phones. With one program, now you can automatically block robocalls, filter spam, and even redirect unknown calls to a fake number. If you hate robocalls, you won’t want to miss this!
If you use Slack, you must know about this massive security alert
A popular free collaborative workspace app revealed to the SEC that a bunch of its customers’ messages were vulnerable to organized crime hackers. We’ve got the details and what you should do if you use this popular website and app.
iPhone battery explodes, totally destroys Mom's car
While the capacity for lithium-ion batteries continues to increase, they still pose a risk of catching fire or even worse – exploding. That’s what happened recently when an iPhone exploded inside an SUV, causing extensive damage.
Your driver's license photos are 'gold mine' in mass facial recognition searches
Facial recognition isn’t just used heavily in other countries, it’s already here and a shocking new report details just how widely it’s being used by various government agencies. It’s not newly installed cameras popping up that you need to worry about, it’s the one at the DMV.
4 sites to check your internet speed for free
If your internet is slow, it could be caused by a number of problems. Start with these four tools that will check your speed for free.
Take this test to see if you can spot fake news
As hard as they may try, social media platforms have a lot of trouble shutting down the misinformation and conspiracy theories that make up a fake news epidemic. That’s why a group of researchers created a game to help people better understand how to spot fake news, and therefore curb how far it’s spread.
FBI warns sextortion scams targeting teens is on the rise; how to protect your kids
A number of bad actors are taking advantage of their anonymity to hurt some of the most vulnerable people on the internet: our kids. Now, government agencies like the FBI are stepping up their game and warning parents about the dangers of child predators and sexploitation online. It’s taken its battle against online predators public and wants everyone to know what to watch out for. Here’s what they said, as well as how you can protect your kids from the worst people on the internet.
7 Google secrets
Despite how powerful Google’s search engine can be, it can feel extremely narrow and limited at times. As it turns out, though, there’s much more to Google than meets the eye — and the platform doesn’t exactly give beginners an instruction manual. Google can be harnessed for a variety of purposes besides search. And even for that, there’s a range of cool tricks you can use to narrow your results even further. You won’t believe just how many features that search bar is capable of.
Make phone calls without voice or hearing
Do you or someone you love have speech issues or a hearing impairment that prevents them from performing tasks, such as making phone calls on a smartphone? While many take the ability to place a call on a mobile device for granted, others are not as fortunate. The good news is a new feature for Android devices is in the works that will let you make or receive live-transcribed calls.
Amazon's Alexa is causing serious privacy concerns -- AGAIN!
If you’re worried about privacy when it comes to owning smart speakers, you should be. It turns out Amazon’s Alexa doesn’t completely let go of all of your conversations and transcripts. When people learned Amazon kept transcripts of randomly selected conversations heard by Alexa, people freaked out. The company said there was a quick fix to these privacy concerns but it’s more complicated than that.