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Weekend Digital Digest August 1, 2020 |
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Organize your messy photo collection in 4 simple steps If you're taking pictures all the time, your photo collection can easily become an unorganized mess. Organizing your photos takes patience and time, but the good news is you're only a few simple steps away from setting things up the right way. Here's what you need to do to make your photo library easier to navigate. Tap or click for simple steps to organize your photo collection. → | How to check your medical records for mistakes, fraud and abuse Aside from your financial credit score, you have another hidden score that's being tracked right now. This hidden "health credit report" is based on your medical records, and determines your eligibility for insurance and coverage. And just like with your credit report, medical record fraud can put you at serious risk. Here's how you can check yours for signs of abuse. Tap or click here to discover how to access your hidden health credit report. → |
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Why digital billboard ads change when you approach We're exposed to as many as 5,000 ads a day. To break through the clutter, companies track and target us. Ads are getting even more personal thanks to the next generation of digital billboards. Kim chats with Frank O’Brien, CEO of Five Tier, a company that bridges the gap between the ads you see in cyberspace and the ads you see in person. His secret? The little gadget in each of our pockets: our phones. Tap or click to see what it is all about. → |
Keep your Amazon Echo from listening in with ‘Alexagate’ jamming device While many people believe the convenience of owning smart speakers is worth the risk, a certain degree of privacy is lost simply because these devices listen. If you want to reclaim some of that privacy without kicking your Amazon Echo to the curb, a special Alexa jamming device is now available. You just have to see it to believe how "Alexagate" works. Tap or click here to see Alexagate in action. → |
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