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Stalkerware attacks jumped 29% last year. Here’s the phone checkup everyone needs to do right now.

I get calls every week from people who think someone’s watching their every move. Sometimes they’re wrong. But stalkerware attacks on Android phones surged 29% in 2025, 26 spy app companies have been hacked since 2017, and almost 1 in 10 Americans has been tracked by a hidden GPS device. Here are the exact settings to check on your iPhone or Android right now.

Your Ring doorbell is doing way more than watching for packages

Ring’s big game ad about finding lost dogs tugged at your heartstrings. But the same network behind that feature also does facial recognition and partners with law enforcement. Here’s the good, the bad and what you should do about it.

The dark web price list: What criminals pay for your personal data

Your Social Security number goes for $1. Your complete identity? Under $100. Here’s what’s being sold, who’s buying and why medical records are now worth more than credit cards.

Robots hiring humans: Inside the strange new AI side hustle

RentAHuman.ai lets AI bots post real-world tasks for people to complete. The pay is in crypto, the security is sketchy and the whole thing feels like a Black Mirror episode.

The resale apps actually worth your time and the $2,400 hiding in your closet

Kim Komando reveals which resale apps pay instantly, what items are secretly worth hundreds and why live-selling platforms are crushing traditional resale apps in 2026.

Why ‘buy’ doesn’t mean what you think it does anymore

That movie you bought on Apple TV? That game on Steam? It’s a license that can vanish overnight. Here’s what’s really happening to your digital library.

You don’t own a Ring doorbell. Your face is in the database anyway.

Split screen: person walking past neighbor’s house with facial recognition overlay vs. close-up of Ring doorbell camera.

The resume spy game: How tracking pixels reveal when, where and how many times you apply

Kim Komando exposes how some resume builders and applicant tracking systems embed invisible trackers in your PDF resume that follow you across every job application.

He leaked secrets from inside a human trafficking scam compound. Then he had to escape alive.

A computer engineer gets lured to a “job” in Laos. What follows: 40 days of espionage, beatings and one of the most harrowing escapes you’ll read this year.

The malware your antivirus can’t see and the AI making 560,000 new viruses every day

Kim Komando reveals why AI-generated malware is beating free antivirus software, the dark web marketplace selling viruses for $100/month and the symptoms that mean your computer is already infected.

The 30-minute phone cleanup that recovers 75 GB and makes everything faster

Stop paying for cloud storage. Kim Komando reveals the secret hidden files and duplicate caches slowing down your device and how to wipe them for good.

The single sign-on trap: How one click snitches on you to 10,000 sites

Kim Komando reveals how clicking Sign in with Google or Sign in with Facebook lets tech giants track every site you visit and everything you do there.

Ditch the gadgets: Your phone just killed $1,930 worth of gear

Stop overpaying for single-use tech. Kim Komando reveals how free apps in your pocket make expensive scanners, fitness trackers and cable bills obsolete.

The grocery store is watching you: How ‘smart shelves’ track your face and every move

The Current unmasks the surveillance pricing and hidden cameras taking over Kroger and Walmart aisles. Discover the smart shelf tech that uses facial recognition to detect your age and gender while tracking exactly how long you hesitate in front of a product. Learn why the FTC is investigating these digital tags and find out how to stop the data harvest.

The eBay mafia: How tech executives tried to silence a newsletter with psychological torture

A bloody pig mask and live cockroaches were just the beginning. The Current exposes the disturbing true story of eBay executives who launched a campaign of psychological terror against a small publication. From anonymous threats to federal prison time, discover how a Fortune 500 giant tried to crush the truth.

Drawer gold: Why your old iPods and iPhones are worth thousands

Kim Komando explains the massive resale market for vintage technology. Find out why a first-gen iPod can fetch $500 used and how a sealed original iPhone recently sold for $190,000. Learn exactly what to look for in your drawers and the smartest places to sell for maximum cash.

The mobile data heist: How 5 popular apps sell your driving habits to Allstate

Your favorite safe driving and weather apps are doubling as full-time trackers for the insurance industry. Kim Komando exposes how Life360, Fuel Rewards, Routely, GasBuddy and MyRadar monetize your every turn to jack up your monthly premiums. Discover how to shut down the surveillance and pull your free LexisNexis report.

The unsubscribe trap: Why that one click makes you a bigger target

Kim Komando scouts the hidden risks of hitting unsubscribe on junk mail. Learn why one in 644 of these links is a trap designed to steal your data and how to use built-in email safety tools to stay protected.

The Wi-Fi 7 trap: Why a $600 router won’t speed up your internet

Kim Komando explains why your $80 monthly plan is the real bottleneck for your home internet. Don’t fall for the Wi-Fi 7 hype because your router is just the off-ramp for a highway controlled by your ISP. Learn how to actually fix your signal for free instead of buying a Ferrari to drive to church.

Forget Rosetta Stone: Real-time AI tools that end the language barrier

AI translation has moved past clunky robot voices. From earbuds that translate 43 languages in half a second to Zoom calls that reanimate your lips to speak Japanese, Kim Komando scouts the gear that actually works.