Kim Komando Daily Tech Update

The robocalls just keep coming. Have you been hit by the influx of phony government agency calls? If you use this a major wireless carrier, you could get some relief — if you wait a few months. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you're a parent, you know the struggle of getting your child to put down the phone, tablet, computer or video game. Some are even enlisting help in the battle over screen time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Yes, browsers are free of charge, but they come with hidden costs, some more than others. Find out why Kim predicts a browser war is imminent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Looking for a good movie or a show to binge watch this holiday weekend? These sites will help you find exactly what you're in the mood for. Say goodbye to wasting time paging through menus, and spend more time enjoying your favorite content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There are more ways than ever to earn money from home, giving you the power to achieve financial independence. I share how to find legitimate work-from-home opportunities for workers of any interest and skill level. Happy Fourth of July! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You don't want to miss Amazon's annual sale. This year it's expanded to two days, and other retailers are getting in on the fun with their own discounts. That means even better deals on great tech and gadgets for you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As parents, we teach our kids what behavior is acceptable and what isn't — that includes what they're doing online. Find out why I'm saying "no way" to what some researchers are calling "healthy." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Think back to your first cell phone — now look at your smartphone. I bet you appreciate how far mobile devices have come. But if you're waiting for the next revolution in wireless, don't hold your breath. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You've probably come to expect targeted advertising based on your online searches, but how else are companies discovering what products and services to market to you? This is what one CEO is saying and why I'm taking it with a grain of salt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You know your computer, smartphone and tablet are targets for hackers and viruses, but it's time to add the rest of your smart gadgets to the list. Here's how to keep everything from your TV to your appliances safe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You probably don't think twice before handing over your credit or debit card at a restaurant. But scammers are targeting your favorite places to eat, and it's putting diner data at risk. I'll tell you the best way to protect yourself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Technology is giving us all new ways to stay connected to our neighbors. Whether you're worried about crime and security, looking to buy or sell items or just want to stay in the know, these sites and apps are your digital connection to what's happening in your neighborhood. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Google tracks you online and offline, and you may be surprised at how much data there really is on your preferences, browsing history, searches, purchases and more. Here's an easy way to see what info is stored on Google's servers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If webpages aren't loading, videos are endlessly buffering and using more than one device is a headache, you may not be getting the connection speed you pay for. Before you resign yourself to living with slow internet, use my quick and easy tip to find out if you should be getting more from your provider. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Drivers are more distracted than ever behind the wheel, and we have smartphones to blame. I'll tell you just how pervasive — and dangerous — distracted driving is. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you’ve ever lost your phone, you know the pain of losing hundreds or even thousands of pictures of friends, family, pets, vacations and special occasions. Listen and learn 3 ways to make sure your photos are safe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is a weak mobile signal in your home or office driving you up the wall? Boost your service with these tips, including one you can do right now ⁠— for free. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Summer is here, and while you're prepping for a relaxing vacation, hackers are getting ready to take advantage of unsuspecting travelers. Here's how to keep your data and devices safe no matter where you're headed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are your family's phones set up for ICE -- in case of emergency -- contacts? Would an emergency responder know about your child's severe allergies? Are mom and dad flagged as emergency contacts? Listen and learn how to set these up for everyone in the family. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As a vacation property owner, frequent traveler and tech expert, Kim knows a thing or two about hidden cameras. Learn how to spot technology that could invade your privacy before you rent from Vrbo or Airbnb. You have to hear this. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What happens when you sign up for something and don't read the terms of service? Your personal information can end up on the internet for the world to see. Maybe the intent was good in the story you're about to hear, but listen and learn so it doesn't happen to you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Take a guess -- how much do you think cybercriminals would pay for your user names, passwords and other personal data? This is one area where you want to be undervalued. Kim has the story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is there an app for that? People wanting a good night's sleep are downloading apps they think will help them go to dreamland. But now, a doctor in London says the apps often make us so anxious about getting sleep that we're getting full-blown insomnia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Say you're sitting at a coffee shop, minding your own business and scrolling through your iPhone. Suddenly you start getting funny memes, selfies and other crazy stuff. You look up to see a group of teens laughing at you. Yep, you've been "Air Dropped." The kids can troll you any place within Bluetooth and Wi-Fi range. Here's how you can get the last laugh! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You might be surprised to know what this website has on you -- like every place you have lived, every phone number, and your relatives' names. It's there for the world to see -- and use. Learn how to scrub yourself from that site for free. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June is the start of the Atlantic hurricane season, which gives online scammers another opportunity to try to separate you from your money. Hear how some of these hurricane schemes use Facebook to scam you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You may want to think twice before posting innocent videos of your children frolicking in the pool or doing gymnastics. A disturbing report in the New York Times finds that such videos can end up on pedophiles' computer screens -- and you can thank YouTube for that. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Every chance Mark Zuckerberg gets these days, he says privacy is Facebook’s number one concern. But in court this week, the company said its users have "no expectation of privacy." Like always, someone at Facebook is lying. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One caller on Kim's national weekend radio show is $25,000 richer. Thanks to a tip from Kim, he found unclaimed funds owed to his family. Listen as Kim tells you where and how to look for your unclaimed money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We know our phones track our every action. If you assume the tracking data moves during the day, you'd be wrong. Nighttime, when you're sound asleep, is when tracking data really gets to work. But you can stop the nighttime traffic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you look at your smartphone more than your family and loved ones, you're not alone. But that doesn't excuse you from shutting out the real world. Learn what triggers you to grab that phone, as well as how to fight the urge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"I only watch a few channels, so why do I have to pay so much for all this other stuff?" The TV watcher's lament. But don't cut the cable just yet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This Memorial Day fly the American flag proudly and remember our nation's fallen heroes. This day is also considered the unofficial start of summer, when danger abounds if you're not careful. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It seems like every summer your kid turns into a blob that does nothing but play video games. Believe it or not, your gamer kid could be making a fortune. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Researchers generally agree that cell phones don't cause brain cancer. So why are reports suddenly springing up that the 5G network is a health hazard? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are drones doing more than flying over U.S. skies? Homeland Security warns they also may be spying for a foreign government. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

He knows when you are sleeping. He knows when you're awake. He knows if you've been bad or good -- so watch out. We're talking about Google privacy policies here, not Santa. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Twenty-six billion. That's how many robocalls Americans received last year. The FCC is stepping in, but blocking robocalls is harder than we thought. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Millennials are the first generation of Americans to have grown up in a world with social media. Singer-actress Selena Gomez is one of those millennials, and she's surveying the damage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We hear a lot about the dangers of the Dark Web. But darkness can be found on the supposedly sunny side of the web too, and it's easy for young people to fall under its shadow on social media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Facebook says it has fixed a major security problem that exposed 1.5 billion users to spying by hackers. What's worse is that the hack worked with a simple phone call. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Legendary singer-actress Doris Day died Monday at age 97. Just after her death, however, the memory of this most beloved of stars was dragged into the internet cesspool by Wikipedia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Well, at least this time no one is getting hurt. For almost three years one Samsung phone or another has been exploding or catching on fire. Now Samsung is facing another, less dangerous, but still disastrous fail. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

So you're all set to buy a 5G phone and start living in the fast lane. But how fast will you really be going? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Debt collectors now have more ways to reach people who haven't paid up. Along with using phone calls, debt collectors are now allowed to go after a person via text, email and social media messages. What changed? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Google Lens is pretty terrific as is and now it's going to get better. At its annual conference, Google announced changes to Lens and introduced several new products and updates. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle, that's the Duke and Duchess of Sussex to you peasant, had their first child yesterday. The infant may not have a name yet, but he's already become a tool for online scammers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If your smartphone rings once in the middle of the night, you've been targeted in the latest phone scam. This one is traced to Africa and it's important you don't do one thing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The nation's first generation of children to grow up in the age of social media graduates from college this year. Regrets, they may have a few. But, Gen Z has it figured out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Talkin' 'bout their generation. Millennials are changing the way they watch TV. It's hurting some industries but possibly helping others. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices