Tag: settings

13 apps already on your phone that are spying on you

You didn’t download spyware. You downloaded a flashlight app and a free game. Same thing, it turns out.

That unsubscribe button is a trap. Here’s what to do instead.

One click to clean your inbox. One click to hand criminals your password. Do you know which is which?

February’s most loved favorites are still on sale: Up to 80% off

Save on RFID blockers, safer driving and home upgrades everyone’s talking about.

AI can pinpoint your location from a single photo of your lunch. Here’s how to stop it.

A new wave of AI tools analyzes background details in your photos to identify exactly where you are. No GPS data needed. Here’s what to do about it.

Handy deals $25 and under: Save up to 58%

Small prices on motion lights, fast-charging cables, organizers and five picks under $10.

One sentence changed everything my associate producer got from AI. Here’s the trick no one teaches you.

Most people type a question into ChatGPT and wonder why the answers are meh. The secret isn’t asking better questions. It’s telling the AI who to BE before you ask anything.

Your phone has a hidden map of everywhere you’ve ever been. Here’s how to find it

Your iPhone or Android keeps a secret log of every place you visit, how long you stay and when you were there. It’s turned on by default. Anyone who picks up your unlocked phone can see it all.

The number that unlocks your entire life (and it’s not your SSN)

Your phone number is tied to your bank, your email, your health portal and every two-factor code you receive. Criminals can steal it with one phone call. Here’s how to lock it down.

Early Presidents’ Day price drops: Up to 77% off

Red, white & big savings from car tech to upgrades for your kitchen.

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.

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.

Miss my January favorites? They’re still on sale!

Kim Komando shows you fitness upgrades and smart gear up to 43% off.

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.

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 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.

Your car is a privacy nightmare on wheels

Automakers are selling your private driving habits to hike your insurance premiums. The Current exposes the car brands failing privacy tests and shows you how to wipe your data before you sell.

Your smart TV is spying on you more than Alexa ever could

Your living room screen takes a screenshot every few seconds to build a profile on you. The Current exposes the ACR trackers in every major smart TV and shows you how to shut them down.

80% of data breaches start here: The most common passwords of 2025

The Current shows how AI is helping hackers crack passwords in seconds. Kim Komando breaks down the top 20 list, from “skibidi” to “admin,” and explains how your security habits make you a target for AI-powered data breaches.

Amazon’s Winter Sale: Up to 50% off (I found the good stuff)

Amazon’s Winter Sale is live with discounts up to 50%. Score AirTags, heated bedding and cleaning helpers that actually matter.

How to permanently delete photos and wipe ‘ghost data’ from iPhone and Android

That photo you deleted last year? Still recoverable. Kim Komando reveals the cloud backup trap and factory reset failures that keep your private data alive, plus the exact deletion process that actually works.