Fraud & Security Alert

Sextortion scams are taking a drastic new turn thanks to current events. In this latest version, the scammers will claim to have hacked your Zoom account and threaten to expose you with footage recorded without your knowledge. If you get one of these scary emails, here's why you should relax.

Do you know which kind of app collects the most data on you? If you said social media, you're in the right ballpark — but the truth is far stranger and more complicated. Between dating apps, retail apps and rideshare services, you won't believe how much you're sharing with companies online.

What happens to conspiracy theories and disinformation when websites delete them? As it turns out, the Internet Archive saves them, too. That's why it's finally adding fact-checks and context to archived pages on the Wayback Machine. If you get a link to an archived news story, now you'll know why it got deleted in the first place.

As autumn over takes the northern hemisphere, a second wave of the COVID-19 is erupting. Today, can you trust the new tech thermal imaging scanners popping up at the entrances of public events, hospitals, schools, government buildings, airports and stores?