Senators want to know if Meta’s camera glasses are sending images of strangers into AI training. Samsung’s camera glasses land in December. Here’s how to protect yourself from someone else’s specs, and the one setting every owner should flip today.
Your phone can sit on hold for you, one email can go straight to the CEO’s office and a free federal complaint forces your internet company to answer in 30 days. Plus California’s new right-to-a-human law and what it means for everybody else.
Real logos, real product photos, a countdown clock and nothing ever arrives. One scam checker flagged more than 100,000 fake shopping sites this year. Here are the five tells of a fake store, plus the free move that gets your money back.
A scene shortened, a swear word muted, a shot digitally touched up, sometimes with no warning label. Disney+, Netflix and Prime Video have all streamed altered versions of classics. Here’s the 2-minute check that tells you which cut you’ve got.
That Pandora login from 2012 is still out there with your name, email and old password. Here’s how to find every forgotten account in 15 minutes and shut it down before hackers dig it up.
The Door Kick Challenge is back, and police from Massachusetts to Kansas warn it could end with someone getting shot. Before trick-or-treat night, set up your doorbell cam to catch faces, save the clip and keep your family safe.
Every bank password reset lands in one inbox, which most of us use for coupons and newsletters. Here’s the free fix that cuts crooks off at the door.
That padlock you’ve trusted for years? Nearly every scam site has one, friend, and Google quietly dropped it from Chrome. Here’s how public Wi-Fi snooping works, from fake hotspots to trap sign-in pages, and what closes the gaps when you bank or check email away from home.
Chatbots can study the trees, rooflines and curbs in an ordinary photo and pin down where you live. Test one of your own pictures, then use this checklist before you post another one.
A scammer gets your phone number. What happens next? They can dig up your personal details and even take over your accounts. Here’s how to fight back.
Zero clicks from you. Invisible text tells your AI assistant to ship your private files to a stranger, and it happily obeys. Researchers pulled this off against Microsoft’s Copilot.
One shopper found Amazon had decided she “has flat buttocks.” Here’s where Amazon, Google and Facebook hide what they think you are, and how to fix it.
One Amazon shopper bought a pair of butt-scrunch leggings. Amazon’s takeaway: She “has flat buttocks.” She found that little gem in a hidden corner of her account and posted it on Threads. More than 1 million people saw it in less than a day. (I laughed. Then I went straight to my own account.) Here’s […]
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Looking for a Life360 alternative? Kim Komando found a family location app that never sells your data. What it does, how to set it up, the fine print and her exclusive deal.
Google’s AI Mode will track flight prices and email you when they drop. It can’t buy anything, which is exactly why you should use it.
I remember my parents saying, “Kim, stop wasting the film.” Back then, you got 36 shots a roll and waited days to see if any were keepers. Now we fire off 20 a day without blinking. (Guilty. See my triple selfie above.) Let’s clean up the mess and make finding the good ones easy. Perfect […]
Two Prime Deep Dives weren’t enough. Here are 25 more deals I had to share before the sale ends tonight.
Skip the panic buying. These deals save you time, money and a headache, from a hotel room spy sweeper to TV for $17.
A new study of 21 cars and 30 car apps found 19 vehicles leaking data. Here’s what’s tracked, who buys it and how to shut it down.
