Consumer Reports Has an App To Help with Privacy
What would happen to the personalized advertising space if it was easy enough for most of us to opt out of data collection? As easy as Consumer Reports claims this tool is, we might find out.
Whither Clubhouse – The New Kid on the Social Media Block
In what I’m sure is no surprise to anyone, when I got invited to sign up for Clubhouse, my technology curiosity won out.
Linked: Why Threats from QR Codes are Flourishing
I have noticed this, haven’t you? Suddenly, QR codes are everywhere: “The COVID-19 pandemic has helped fuel the QR code renaissance. The glory of QR codes is you don’t need to touch anything apart from your own smartphone to use them. It is a quick and easy contactless system—and everybody is already carrying a suitable…
Linked – How to Have a Healthier Relationship with Your Phone
There’s no question this is true: “Our phones are the first things we see in the morning and the last things we see at night. They’re regularly by our sides (and bedsides). Any time we’re waiting anywhere for anything, we automatically pull them out. At the checkout line. At the doctor’s office. At the bank….
Linked – Your Phone Is Listening and it’s Not Paranoia
We’ve all felt like this was happening, didn’t we? “For your smartphone to actually pay attention and record your conversation, there needs to be a trigger, such as when you say “hey Siri” or “okay Google.” In the absence of these triggers, any data you provide is only processed within your own phone. This might…
Linked – Security Tips for Smarter Smartphone Banking (Android)
Mobile banking is everywhere, and why not? What could be better than depositing a check or paying a bill right from your phone? Heck, even through all of our cross country moves and traveling around the world I’ve done over the past few years, I still bank at the same place I did 15 years…