Consumer Tech Update

Imagine everywhere you go, each turn you take, a camera is watching you. It’s very George Orwell 1984. But it’s happening for real. In this Consumer Tech update podcast, Kim explains how one government is controlling public behavior with 300 million surveillance cameras. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What’s old is new again, as the new Apple Watch and Watch OS will feature a 35-year-old technology for the digital world. Since texting can’t convey emotion very well, Apple’s turning to this new method of messages. 10-4 everybody! Listen to Kim explain why we all might be talking into our wrists very soon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Designer labels for cheap. Sound too good to be true? It is, but you can find these fakes on Facebook! Listen to this Consumer Tech Update as Kim explains how this illegal practice is happening online and why you could be in trouble if you’re buying. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After a newspaper posted the Declaration of Independence leading up to the 4th of July, Facebook tagged it as hate speech and threatened to ban the paper’s account! In this Consumer Tech Update, Kim reveals the words that were flagged and why Facebook has a big problem on its hands. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ultra-realistic but fake videos are being made of people saying and doing things they’ve never done. It’s deepfake technology and in this Consumer Tech Update, Kim explains why it’s even more disturbing and dangerous than fake news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There are more legitimate work from home opportunities than ever before, giving you the power to achieve financial independence. In this Consumer Tech Update, Kim shares how to find some of the work from home opportunities for workers of any skill level. Happy 4th of July Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s happened to all of us at one time or another, spilling a drink on our laptop! What do you do? And did you know it DOES matter what KIND of drink you spill? Kim’s got the important steps you need to take right away to avoid permanent damage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do you remember the Uber self-driving car accident in Arizona that killed a pedestrian? The driver was trying to stream a show on her phone. Forty-seven states have banned texting while driving but that's not enough! It's time to get serious and follow the example of Georgia and Washington State. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do you remember those times when you held a crying infant and couldn’t quite figure out why it was crying? Well, now you can! A new app claims to know what is wrong with your baby with a 90% accuracy. Too good to be true? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We hear about the government tracking us but what about tracking our kids? A staggering 25% of parents already do. One app can make it easy. Do you or someone in your family track their kids? It’s an ethical debate that laments many. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Even though iOS 12 won’t be out until this Fall, you won’t have to wait. You can get the Beta Test version to preview the new features. Granted it may have a bug or two but you’ll love these features. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Have you experienced this? You have a private conversation about a particular product and you start seeing online ads popping up on your computer or smartphone for the very thing you were discussing. Is Facebook spying on you? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An auto industry report is slamming carmakers for using misleading names for vehicle technology. This, as a police report, reveals a false sense of security led to a fatal self-driving Uber crash. Listen to this Consumer Tech Update as Kim gives her opinion on what Uber has to do now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Supreme Court ruled allowing the states to collect sales taxes on online sales. Let’s get to the heart of the matter: Do you think this is right or wrong for America? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are you one of the millions who ended their relationship with Facebook? Breaking up is hard to do but Facebook is acting like a psychotic ex, hounding you to come back. This is what Facebook is doing to get you back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When you get a hotel room you expect privacy, right? That’s why not everyone is happy about Amazon and Marriott hotels teaming up. By this summer, all hotel rooms will have Alexa. Listen to this Consumer Tech Update as Kim explains how it will work and raises questions we all should be asking. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can you tell a real story from an opinion piece? According to a new poll, most Americans cannot. In this Consumer Tech Update, Kim puts us to the test. Do you think you can pass? Click here to find out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After a family proved that Alexa was listening in on private conversations, two U.S. Senators want answers from Amazon. Listen to this Consumer Tech Update as Kim asks why they want answers from Amazon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apple’s next upgrade will make it impossible for crooks to crack the code on your iPhone. But the new iOS will also stop police from being able to get into iPhones during investigations and they are not happy about it. Listen to Kim explain how Apple plans to lock down iPhones in this Consumer Tech Update. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two big mergers happened in the last two days, and neither of them is good for you and me. With At&T taking over Time Warner and Comcast buying 20th Century Fox, we’re about to start paying more for our entertainment. Kim explains it all in this Consumer Tech Update. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices