Don't want your ISP or Big Tech seeing what you look up? Do this
Doing online searches without a VPN is asking your internet service provider, Google or your search engine of choice to snoop on what you do. All that information â the products you look up, medical conditions you search for, people you Google â is compiled into the dossier about you.
5 things that make you a target online
Too many people share just about everything online. Thatâs a one-way ticket to Scamtown. Some info makes you an especially prime target. Keep these close to the vest.
Widows and widowers are big targets. Crooks want to get their grimy hands on inheritance money. Take Rosalie Douglass, who tried her hand at online dating and listed “widow” as her relationship status. Two different scammers connected with Rosalie and swindled her out of a staggering $430,000.
Apple just dropped the update to test your hearing: Youâll need a pair of AirPods Pro 2 and an iPhone running iOS 18.1. Go to Settings > AirPods Pro > Take a Hearing Test. If hearing loss is detected, turn on hearing aid features under Settings > AirPods Pro > Hearing Assistance. FYI: The test takes about 10 minutes, and youâll need to remain in a quiet room; otherwise, youâll have to start over. Spoiler: This only works if you have mild to moderate hearing loss.
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13% risk reduction
Of cognitive decline by just exercising once a week. Even a 30-minute walk positively impacts your brain. If you canât make it outside, take your calls or watch a show on a walking pad. You can do this!
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đŞ Swole is the goal: Young men are flooding social media with the perks of testosterone replacement therapy, aka steroids. Are better endurance, bigger muscles, less fat and more dates too good to be true? Yes. Side effects include hair loss, acne, blood clots and, yup, things not working downstairs. Still, prescriptions are up 20% in the last three years.
A scam in time for the holidays: âCard declinedâ messages are all over scammy retail sites. Itâs a trick to get you to pay twice so they can steal twice the card details. Before you check out, make sure the URL starts with âhttpsâ (donât skip the -s).
$1,000,000 prize
Through the Microsoft Rewards sweepstakes program. Use their products, like Bing, Edge (a sacrifice, I know) and Xbox Game Pass for points. You can earn up to 200 entries. Sign up here for five. Bing is like store-brand cereal; it barely does the job, and you never want it again.
đ¨ Scammersâ newest trick: This time, itâs fake arrest warrants claiming youâre facing felony charges for missing jury duty. Theyâre using texts and calls â a huge red flag, since the police donât text about arrests. These warrants can look legit, with a judgeâs signature and all. Pro tip: Any time you get a call from the police, call your local non-emergency line to see if the police call is real.
