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COVID-19 virus tracking apps are here – are they safe to download?

Contact tracing apps are supposed to be a way to track our risk factor, but a lack of widespread adoption makes them totally ineffective. Now, several new apps from different states are just becoming available to download. Only one question remains: Are they actually safe to use on your phone?

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Yikes! Don’t try these dangerous DIY hacks spreading on social media

Aside from geopolitical controversy, TikTok is under fire for another serious issue: viral memes spreading among young people that can cause serious bodily harm. These "beauty hacks" are not for the faint of heart, and many involve exposing your face and internal organs to dangerous chemicals.

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Virus alert: If you get one of these emails, delete it immediately

A clever new phishing scam is spreading like wildfire. Dangerous malware has been found circulating through emails and infecting devices all over the globe. Once it's in your system it scans through all the messages you've sent and uses them against your contacts. Here's how it works and what you can do to stop it.

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Another casualty of Zoom meetings and the COVID pandemic We all know that restaurants, nightspots, the Broadway theater and your local movie houses are suffering in a big way. If they’re not already, most will close and never come back. But there’s another major pandemic causality that most have not yet noticed. Tap or click to listen to the latest Daily Tech Update. →

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2.	Check your phone! 23 apps you must delete right now. Tap or click to find out why they're so dangerous.
3.	Erase everything Google knows about you. Tap or click to find out how.
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5.	License plate readers track your movements – and now they’re going up nationwide. Tap or click to see the risks involved.

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How COVID-19 broke the airlines

The coronavirus has impacted an enormous amount of businesses and people, perhaps none more than airlines. It seems like that industry has felt the brunt of damage from this pandemic but you might not know exactly why. Yes, people are not flying as much as they used to but it actually comes down to how airlines use computers to price their tickets that really did them in.

Tap or click to see what is bringing down the airlines. →

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Roadshow: Don’t rely on Tesla Autopilot

One of Tesla’s most popular features is its unique Autopilot Mode, where the car is capable of driving semi-autonomously. It uses advanced sensors to detect road hazards, but it’s not 100% perfect (no technology like this is just yet). That’s why you should never rely on it to get from point A to B, like one driver from North Carolina tried to do.

In an attempt to have his cake and eat it too, the driver decided to kick back and watch a movie on his phone by turning on Tesla’s Autopilot. But after a few minutes of driving with his eyes off the road, the man’s vehicle slammed into none other than a police car! Thankfully, nobody was hurt — but the sheer embarrassment of it all will last a lifetime. Despite Autopilot being somewhat limited, Teslas are pretty good with crashes otherwise.

Tap or click here to see why the Model 3 does so well in crashes. →