As you probably know by now, Facebook is a favorite hangout for scammers, tricksters and hoaxers.
And as luck would have it, there’s another very irritating recurring hoax making the rounds yet again.
Thursday, April 28, 2022 – Q&A: How do I disable GPS tracking on my iPhone? – How to disable Autocorrect in Windows 11
Hello, and welcome…
Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Thursday, April 28, 2022
Topics covered in this issue…
• Q&A: How do I disable GPS tracking on my iPhone?
• How to disable the ‘Autocorrect’ feature in Windows 11
• An easy way to fool burglars into thinking you’re at home
• Video biography of Jana Jae, “The girl with the magic blue fiddle”
Warning: Password Managers put your online accounts at risk.
It’s no secret that being connected to the Internet makes our computers and mobile devices vulnerable to hackers.
Passwords have long been used to protect our online accounts from those threats, but those once-trusted passwords are becoming less effective by the day as hacking methods become increasingly sophisticated.
In short, a simple password that’s just a few characters long offers very little real protection against the sophisticated hacking methods that are being used today. [Read more…]
ATTN Parents: Be mindful of what your kids watch on ‘YouTube Kids’
Rick’s Tech Tips Newsletter
If you have small children you’re likely familiar with YouTube Kids.
If not, it’s simply a special “kids only” version of the ultra-popular YouTube video streaming service.
Overall, Google (the owner of YouTube) does a good job at making sure the videos available on YouTube Kids are truly kid-friendly, but occasionally a not-so-kid-friendly video will slip through the cracks. [Read more…]
Scam alert: Use a dating app? It’s probably selling your personal info.
Do you use a dating app on your phone or tablet?
If so, it’s probably selling or otherwise sharing your personal info with dozens of other companies.
According to this ABC News report from 2020, the Norwegian Consumer Council has discovered that “serious privacy infringements” are being perpetrated by the companies behind several of the world’s most popular dating apps.
And guess what? Many dating apps are still doing it.
In short, the apps are selling or otherwise sharing the personal info from user accounts with at least 135 other third-party companies and services.
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