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Breaking Tech News You Need to Know June 20, 2020 |
How to turn off political ads on Facebook and Instagram This year, you don't have to deal with political ads if you don't want to — on Facebook and Instagram at least. If you'd like your social media feeds to be a little bit less divisive in the lead-up to Election Day, here's how you can disable political ads in your settings. Tap or click here for steps to disable political ads. → |
Don’t click on these dangerous new scams promising free money COVID-19 has left many Americans in dire financial straits. As a result, people are hoping the government will approve a second round of checks to ease the economic burden. There aren't any plans to do so as of yet, but that hasn't stopped scammers from exploiting these hopes to infect unsuspecting victims with malware. Here's how. Tap or click here to see the scams you need to avoid. → |
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100+ Chrome extensions caught spying – delete them now In the early days of the internet, you'd have to visit a shady website before worrying about your device getting infected with a virus. Those days are long gone as criminals now have many ways to spread their malicious programs. But, you wouldn't think something as simple as a browser extension could be malicious, right? You'd be wrong! Tap or click here for ways to protect against malicious browser extensions. → |
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Anonymous: Who are they and how they work You’ve probably heard of the hacktivist group Anonymous, but what do you know aside from some famous cyberattacks and those signature masks? Kim dives into everything Anonymous with Dr. Gabriella Coleman, an anthropologist and professor at McGill University. She studies hacktivist groups and tells us what Anonymous is up to these days and how you can help stop the spread of their sensational messages. Tap or click to listen to listen to the latest Komando On Demand. → |
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Coocoo for cocoa-snuff: FDA puts the kibosh on a bad idea There are many types of illicit drugs out there, but a growing number of entrepreneurs believe there is money to be made in creating “legal” versions of popular recreational substances. No, we’re not just talking about shady gas station pills, we’re talking about “Coco-Loko,” the world’s first “snortable chocolate.” Designed to resemble a certain powdery inhalant, Coco-Loko gives users a chance to eat their chocolate through their noses as opposed to chewing it. Despite the enthusiasm of the company behind the brand, however, the FDA quickly put a stop to the product before things spiraled out of control. Now, you can barely find any references to Coko-Loko online after retailers scrubbed the product from their stores. It might be for the best though, as many reviewers described it as little more than “headache-inducing.” Sheesh. Apparently, the chocolate powder itself wasn’t very tasty, either. Tap or click to see the ultimate taste test between cheap and expensive chocolate. → |
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