Dr. Avi Loeb found tiny magnetic spheres in the Pacific Ocean, which he claims are extraterrestrial. Kim and Andrew have a fascinating convo with him! Plus, a dating app for people with good credit, the Loan Depot breach, and airplane mode myths.
Opt-Out Tuesday: How to remove your info from FamilyTreeNow
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People search sites collect your information from publicly available sources and offer it to anyone interested, including thieves and scammers. There are countless sites like this. So, how do you protect your data? You need to remove it.
In this edition of my Opt-Out Tuesday series, let’s remove your data from FamilyTreeNow.
Avoid people search sites at all costs, especially if it costs you
Don’t ever pay for any people search service. Most of these sites are scammy in nature. You may think you’re paying for one report and find that you’ve been roped into recurring charges.
When you go to opt out, be careful which links you click. The buttons on these sites are often ads that lead you to another site that requests payment.
Do you have older relatives who may not know about these sites? While you’re opting out yourself, why not do the same for them? Just type in their information as you would your own, and follow our steps to completion.
PSA: There’s an easier way
Below I’ll give you the steps to remove yourself from FamlyTreeNow, but that’s just one of hundreds of such sites. If you want to knock them all out in one go, check out Incogni.
Incogni does all that hard work for you. It took me three minutes to go through the sign-up process, then they get to work removing you from 180+ sites. You don’t have to lift a finger after that initial setup. So great.
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Not very family-friendly
Tracing your genealogy was all the rage a few years ago, and business is still booming for sites like Ancestry and 23andMe. However, the rise of data breaches and loose privacy practices have hopefully made people more careful about where they share their information.
Use this home security camera buying guide to be safer at home
Here’s a conundrum: Your security camera could expose you to data breaches. Last year, a security researcher found that Eufy cameras uploaded private images to the cloud.
Anker recently admitted to storing images and video feeds in the cloud without users’ knowledge. This popular security cam manufacturer recently didn’t even encrypt the private content. That means anyone could have seen your personal images through your Anker devices.
3 tricks to see if your passwords are being sold on the Dark Web
Hackers can make a ton of money by selling your private information on underground forums. It’s possible that your passwords are being sold on the Dark Web right now. That’s why you should run a cybersecurity check now and then.
These are the 20 worst passwords you can use
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It’s a tough balancing act to create a password that’s both strong and easy to remember. If you make your passwords too simple, you can actually put your accounts in danger of cyberattacks.
The strongest passwords always use a complex arrangement of numbers, letters and symbols that make them tricky to guess. If you don’t repeat characters, it can also be difficult for hackers to brute force them. Tap or click here to see our guide to stronger passwords.
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Wyze cam security breach
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Protect your smart TV with a VPN
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How to check if you're part of security breach
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How to handle a data breach
Did you just find out that your private data is public property? Listen to this one-minute podcast for a few things you should do after a security breach.
Fast way to delete accounts you no longer use
How many online accounts do you have? If you have a lot, you’re more at risk when there’s a data breach. Listen to this one-minute podcast to protect yourself.
Who’s behind the thousands of weekly data breaches?
Are you sick of losing your privacy in new data leaks? Listen now for why it won’t stop any time soon.
Watch your phone for 6 phony messages costing people money
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If you’ve seen an influx of annoying texts on your smartphone recently, you’re not alone. Scammers are increasingly shifting to text messages as their preferred strategy — and they’ve got plenty of new tricks up their sleeves to hook unsuspecting victims.
Your passwords are exposed - here's what to do about it
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Pop quiz: How many passwords do you use online? It’s probably more than you can remember right away, and most of the world is right there with you. According to a report from cybersecurity firm Digital Shadows, the average person uses 191 services that require passwords — and more than 15 billion stolen credentials are in circulation. That’s a 300% increase since 2018!
The 2017 Equifax security breach — Are you eligible for a $20K payout?
Equifax is paying big time for its 2017 data breach — to the tune of $750 million. Consumers could get up to $20,000. I’ll tell you how to out if you’re entitled to a payout.
Another day, yet another data breach
Yet another story pops into headlines telling us our personal information has been leaked. This time it targets adults over 40. Better be on the lookout for phishers.
Watch out for retailers where your personal data is likely to be stolen
Nowadays we hear of retailers getting hit by data breaches on a regular basis. But how do we keep track of which ones, and whether or not your data is at risk? Kim Komando has made it easy. Here are the top retailers that likely had been hit. Check your credit cards!