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Web coolness: What video game was popular when you were born, Star Wars Easter eggs, and #DeleteFacebook

Here are some of our favorite tech links from the web this week. We hope you enjoy them too. This is the most popular video game the year you were born. Does this seem like a good idea? Hooray! Lyft is supporting Black Girls Code! Some people are quitting Facebook...

Here’s how to check which 3rd-party apps are connected to your Facebook account

by Kristen Chase | Tips and Tricks

Back in 2017, we covered a story about hackers using Facebook quizzes to steal user data. And now, here we are in 2018 with the Cambridge Analytica scandal, where over 50 million users had their information pulled thanks to a personality app. With that in mind, we...

Is Unroll.me safe to use?

by Kristen Chase | Productivity Apps

In a recent New York Times article, one of our favorite organizational apps Unroll.me was mentioned as selling user data (specifically emails with Lyft receipts) to Uber, and not surprisingly people are worried, including us. We’ve been using this app for years...

What you need to know about the VIZIO privacy breach. And how to fix it right now.

by Kate Etue | Internet Safety

If you own an Internet-connected VIZIO smart television, you might have heard that they’ve been collecting data on your viewing habits for years, and surprise, it’s a serious breach of privacy. We took a close look at the reports and the claim on the FTC...

How to opt out of Family Tree Now. Because, yikes!

by Kate Etue | Internet Safety

Online privacy is becoming harder and harder to wrangle. Remember Spokeo? Well, recently there’s been a ton of buzz about a newish site called Family Tree Now. It’s been around for a couple years, but within the last 24 hours I have heard everyone from my...

SudoPay is revolutionizing how you can shop safely and privately online | Sponsored Message

by Cool Mom Staff | Family Safety Apps

This is a sponsored message from SudoPay If you love shopping online but don’t love the idea of giving out your credit card number and personal information for every purchase, then SudoPay might just be exactly what you’ve been looking for. This free app...

A change to the Google Privacy Policy that you should know about

by Kristen Chase | Internet Safety

I’m sure I’m not the only one who always finds it a little disconcerting when an item I was shopping for on the web pops up as a Facebook ad. Well, get ready to see more of that on Google, unless you opt-out of their new privacy policy. If you were an...

Facebook Safety Center: Resources to help make Facebook a safer place

by Kristen Chase | Internet Safety

As much as I love social media, I’m also aware of how scary of a place it can be, whether it’s dealing with annoying comment trolls or full-blown cyberbullying. That’s why I’m really pleased that Facebook has listened to the concerns...

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