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Who’s Peeking into Your Phone? A Senior’s Guide to App Permissions on Android
(No apps were harmed in the writing of this article, though several are still sulking about having their permissions denied!) Remember when the most sophisticated piece of technology in my house was a toaster that could burn bread on both…
How to Make Your Facebook Account Private: A Senior’s Guide to Social Media Security
Remember when privacy meant pulling down the blinds and screening your calls with an answering machine? That seems so quaint in today’s digital age. Because, boy, have things changed! Nowadays, keeping your personal life private takes a lot more that…
6 Ways To Use a Smartwatch as a Personal Safety Tool: A Guide for Seniors
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Say Goodbye to Password Headaches: Your Guide to the Future of Logging In
Remember the good old days when the only password you needed was to get into the tree house clubhouse? (The secret knock totally counts as a password, by the way.) Well, those simple times are long gone. These days, we’re…
Staying Safe on Instagram: A Senior’s Guide to Social Media Success
Remember when looking at photos meant wrestling with a photo album? You’d peel apart those sticky pages, squint past the glare on the plastic, and finally—finally—catch a fuzzy glimpse of Aunt Marge from 1974. Ah, the good old days! Now,…
Stay Safe Online Enabling HTTPS Only Mode in Your Browser
Remember when we used to leave our doors unlocked at night because “everybody knew everybody” in the neighborhood? Well, the internet is like one giant neighborhood these days—except we definitely don’t know everybody! That’s why we need to keep our…
Is Your Car Spying on You?
Did you know your car might know more about you than your closest friends? It’s true. While your best friend might forget your birthday or what kind of coffee you like, your car? It remembers everything. How fast you drive,…
Driving Focus: Your iPhone’s Secret Weapon for Safer Roads
I won’t get in the car if my friend Harold is driving. He’s the kind of driver who will simultaneously eat a sandwich and answer a text from his grandson about Bitcoin while navigating through a roundabout. He reminds me…
Google Chrome is (Probably) Spying on You – Here’s What You Can Do About It
You’re browsing the web. Maybe shopping for new gardening tools… reading up on the best travel spots… or doing that midnight search for “how to get rid of hiccups fast.” Now, picture a clipboard-carrying Google employee sitting right behind you,…
Microsoft Recall: A Digital Assistant or a Privacy Nightmare?
Picture this: You’re sitting at your computer, enjoying your morning coffee while browsing through family photos. Suddenly, you remember that amazing banana bread recipe your neighbor shared last week – but where on earth did you save it? Was it…
