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Another scammer is now rich: A retired Florida therapist thought she was helping the FBI take down a Mexican cartel. Really, scammers convinced her to wire $600,000 from her retirement account to a protected “government locker.” Her banks tried to warn her, but she was fed a script to get them off her back. How awful.
Tags: cybersecurity, Florida, Mexico, scammer, scammers
Tech privacy policies are confusing on purpose. I know, big shocker! But I’m always surprised by just how difficult these things are to comb through and what they hide.
Today, I’m calling out the biggest offenders — and sharing one of my favorite, easy-to-use privacy tools.
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🤖 Learn to speak AI: Type in “–no [excluded words or phrases]” for anything you want the chatbot to ignore. The double hyphen and “no” tell the bot to leave out those words or phrases. Say you’re hosting a dinner party and need appetizer ideas. Use “–no shrimp” if someone’s allergic.
Added to your life with a daily walk. The correlation between physical activity and mortality for folks over 40 is about twice as strong as we once thought. OK, time to go get my steps.
You’re pulling your hair out, trying to fix something on your computer. You Google it and find what looks like a helpful website or a tutorial with easy step-by-step instructions.
Phew, you’re finally solving your problem, but hold up! You’ve just walked into a “scam-yourself” attack. Cybercreeps use this clever strategy to trick you into compromising your tech so they don’t have to do the dirty work.
Your forbidden book section: Keep your steamy romance novels on lock by creating a passkey for your Kindle. Tap the three dots (upper right) and go to Settings > Device Options > Device Passcode. Your passcode can be up to 12 digits long. That’s hot!
💸 See what you’re spending: Apps and subscriptions add up. On an iPhone, go to Settings, tap your name, then Media & Purchases > View Account > Purchase History. You can pick a date range at the top. Team Android, open Google Play, tap your profile icon, then go to Payments and subscriptions > Budget & history.
Add these to your shortcut repertoire: Use Ctrl + T (Windows) or Cmd + T (Mac) to open a new tab and Ctrl + Shift + T (Windows) or Cmd + Shift + T (Mac) to reopen a recently closed tab. Hit Ctrl + Tab (Windows) or Cmd + Option + right arrow (Mac) to quickly switch between open tabs. Sweet.
🚀 Speedy scrolling: Ignore the mouse next time you read a long article on a website. Use the spacebar to scroll down and Shift + spacebar to scroll up.
