Coronavirus COVID-19: 15 Sites You Can Trust for Reliable Information

In times of crisis, misinformation and disinformation take advantage of panic—something we’re seeing with the sheer amount of fake news around the coronavirus pandemic. But with a medical crisis like this, false information can prove deadly. Considering that there’s so much unreliable information on the virus and its resulting disease, how do you know what
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IFA Predictions, Google Memories, Can You Trust Huawei?, Dark Web Accounts

James Frew joins Christian Cawley to assess the latest tech news that matters in the Really Useful Podcast, the tech podcast for technophobes. This week’s slightly longer show features a mini debriefing on IFA and what products impressed, and we also look at whether you can trust Huawei products, the Google Photos Memories feature, how
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6 Types of Google Search Results You Shouldn’t Trust Blindly

We depend on Google for looking up facts and information on any topic. But since Google doesn’t verify every link, it’s not always wise to trust the data it gives you. Google’s algorithms like PageRank have got better at assessing expertise and trustworthiness of a website. But the wrong information can sneak in or we
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The Experian Dark Web Scan: Do You Need It and Can You Trust It?

Chances are that you’ve seen advertisements for services offering a dark web scan lately. They’ve even made their way to regular TV commercials, with Experian’s dark web scan being one of the most popular. With data breaches becoming more common, it seems like a good idea to protect your security in this way. However, you
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All the Ways You Can’t Trust Facebook

Facebook has become a behemoth of social networking. As of June 2017 there were over two billion active users — or a quarter of the world’s total population. From its beginnings as a small project at Harvard College between Mark Zuckerberg and friends, it has grown into one of the world’s largest technology companies. Of
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Which Tech Companies Can You Trust With Your Data?

Everyone reading this will have dealings with various tech companies. Often on a daily basis. From your ISP to your favorite online retailer. From your social network of choice to the company that gets you from A to B. These companies are often ingrained in our everyday lives. Few of us consider whether we should
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