It’s never a bad thing to stay safe online, but the holidays offer a time when hackers and others know that you might have your guard down, or be doing a bit more online shopping than usual. Given that, here’s an article with some good advice on staying safe! http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/ways-stay-safe-scams-holiday-season/
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