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Year: 2018

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How to control data collected by Facebook apps

March 19, 2018

As you may have heard, Facebook has acknowledged that data from Facebook users wound up in the hands of Cambridge Analytica and then to the Trump campaign. Controlling data accessible to apps In this case, the culprit was […]

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How Facebook users data got to Trump campaign & how to control your app data

March 18, 2018

Read the full post on Forbes.com […]

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Samsung Galaxy S9+ is a worthy phone but that doesn’t mean you should upgrade

March 14, 2018

For the past week I’ve been using the Samsung Galaxy S9+, which goes on sale Friday. AT&T loaned me a unit to review. Physically, it looks a lot like its predecessor with its 6.2-inch Gorilla […]

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Podcast: Business and tech links between U.S. and Ireland

March 14, 2018

The time around St. Patrick’s Day is a great time to think about the deep ties between the United States and Ireland. And, as Paraic Hayes, head of West Coast operations for IDA Ireland said […]

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AKC Link smart collar is like a Fitbit for dogs

March 8, 2018

My dog, Yuri, an approximately 10-year-old rat terrier, has never expressed any interest in my writing career, though he’s often with me as I write, lying in his little bed near my desk. But today […]

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Teens and social media — It’s a mixed bag

March 1, 2018

The recent school shooting in Florida and the example of the remarkable teens who are responding through activism have caused me to revisit an Atlantic article from September 2017 by San Diego state psychology professor Jean Twenge, […]

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Links to articles about Facebook safety and well being

March 1, 2018

Larry’s recent posts Teens and Social Media: It’s a mixed bag Facebook  beefs up safety staff

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Make your PC sizzle with a solid-state drive

February 24, 2018

I recently reviewed a couple of all-in-one computers, and though I had good things to say about them, they both had a problem that plagues almost all PCs with hard drives. They were slow to […]

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The connection between online safety and those amazing kids from Parkland, Florida

February 23, 2018

Like many, I have been deeply moved by the actions of student survivors of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas school shootings on Valentine’s Day.  These teens – some who lost friends and teachers – have been […]

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Locked vs. Unlocked phones — It can matter

February 19, 2018

CNET’s Maggie Reardon points out that Verizon is, once again, selling locked phones just like its competitors. And that means that a phone you buy from one carrier might not work on another carrier’s network. […]

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