Crooks know that people are catching on to their tricks, so they pivot and develop new ones. Calls from outside the U.S. are suspicious, so international scammers are spoofing area codes that appear to be coming from within the country. We'll show you which area codes you should avoid engaging with.

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These four malicious apps need to be deleted immediately. They've been installed well over 1 million times, so you may have fallen for one of them. Initially, they work as expected. A few days in, and they start bombarding you with adware. Check this list and remove the bad apps.

Apple just released a video ad depicting the sale of a girl's privacy at an actual auction. While it may be fun to watch, the ad shows what can be done with your data. Companies are looking to purchase your data, including emails, browsing history and more. We'll show you how to use your phone's built-in tools to prevent this.

There are plenty of websites and services where children can write their feelings, dreams and anecdotes. Unfortunately, one of the most popular services for kids to share their stories is rife with sexual predators. Here's everything you need to know to keep your kids and grandkids safe.

You probably have thousands of photos on your phone eating up space, and you want to preserve those memories. IDrive is the perfect solution for backing up and protecting all your precious photos and videos. Use it to back up all your devices: PCs, Macs, servers, iPhones, Android phones and more. Sync everything to one account.

IDrive is like an insurance policy for your data. Plans start at less than $7 a month.