COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on normal life around the world. Major retailers and small businesses are closing their doors; leisure travel has almost ground to a halt; the stock market is bearing the brunt of a string of losses; and thousands of schools and universities sit vacant mid-semester while their students are home for an indeterminate amount of time.
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Your Smart TV May Be Spying On You
If one of your Christmas presents was a smart TV, or you splurged on one for yourself on Black Friday, you might be living with an in-house spy. The FBI is warning that smart TVs, which allow customers to stream their favorite shows through apps like Netflix and Hulu, can easily be hacked and used for spying. You can be sitting and binge-watching your favorite sitcom, or hollering at the screen as your team fumbles toward another devastating defeat, and all the while a stranger’s eyes are on you and the happenings in your house.
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Doorbell Security Cameras Not So Secure
When parents hear, “Mommy!” yelled from their child’s room, it’s usually the result of a minor ouchie, or perhaps a stomach ache.
