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Is It Safe to Use a Debit Card Online? Debit vs. Credit, Explained
By Chris Clark, founder of Senior Tech Cafe Is it safe to use a debit card online? Usually, yes, but a credit card is safer, because when a thief uses your debit card, the missing money comes straight out of…
Scam Spotting 101: How to Recognize and Avoid the Most Common Senior-Targeted Scams
You open your email, and there it is: a very official-looking message from the “IRS.” Apparently, you owe $4,000 in back taxes, and if you don’t pay up in the next twenty minutes, a SWAT team is going to rappel…
AI Companion Privacy for Seniors: 7 Safety Checks
By Chris Clark, founder of Senior Tech Cafe AI Companion Privacy for Seniors AI companion privacy for seniors comes down to one question. What happens to what you say to it? These devices are marketed as company: something to chat…
Beyond the Do Not Call List: Stopping Nuisance Calls from Data Brokers and Scrapers
You’re just sitting down to a hot, lovingly prepared dinner. The phone rings. You leap up, sprint across the room with the agility of an Olympic hurdler, and grab the receiver. You expect to hear the sweet voice of your…
Digital Legacies: Managing and Deleting the Online Accounts of a Deceased Loved One
Imagine you’ve just been named the executor of Uncle Bob’s estate. You’ve wrangled the physical stuff: you sold his 1998 Buick, you rehomed his overly aggressive parrot, and you even figured out what to do with his bizarre collection of…
Beyond Cookies: Understanding Website Trackers and How to Block Them
By Chris Clark, founder of Senior Tech Cafe Website trackers are small bits of code on web pages that record what you look at and report it to advertisers, which is why a pair of orthopedic shoes you browsed once…
What Does Incognito Mode Do? Less Than That Little Spy Icon Suggests
By Chris Clark, founder of Senior Tech Cafe Incognito mode stops your browser from saving your history, cookies and anything you type into forms on your own device once you close the window. That’s what Incognito mode does, and nearly…
Beyond Cookies: What is Browser Fingerprinting and How to Make Yourself Less Trackable Online
You bought a pair of orthopedic socks online once. Just once. Now, no matter where you go on the internet, those socks are following you. They pop up while you’re reading the news, while you’re checking the weather, and even…
The Digital Eraser: Exercising Your Right to Have Online Companies Delete Your Data
Picture this: It’s 2014. You’re trying to buy a highly specific, customized spatula for your nephew’s wedding from a website called Spatulas-R-Us. To complete the checkout, the site practically demands your life story. You type in your name, email address,…
Remove Info From Data Brokers: Free Opt-Out Steps
By Chris Clark, founder of Senior Tech Cafe Remove Info From Data Brokers: Free Opt-Out Steps Remove info from data brokers by finding the people-search profiles that publish your name, age, address, phone number and relatives, then using each site’s…
