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Geek Squad Email Scam: How to Spot It and What to Do
In 2025, the Geek Squad scam is still around and it’s more convincing than ever. The official-looking messages, familiar branding, and just enough personal detail can even fool the careful. To be clear: Geek Squad is Best Buy’s legitimate tech support service, but scammers exploit its good reputation to deceive their victims. In this guide,… Read more
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ChatGPT and Privacy: Everything You Need to Know in 2026
ChatGPT has serious privacy issues. It can collect and process highly sensitive details and associate it with your email and phone number. Read more
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What Is Identity Theft and How Does It Happen?
Picture this: You apply for a new line of credit and it’s declined by your financial provider because your credit score has hit the floor. Alarm bells start to ring because you haven’t missed payments on your credit card or other accounts. The most likely culprit? Identity theft. This particular type of cybercrime happens when… Read more
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Web Filtering: How It Works and the Main Types Explained
When you visit a website, access may be allowed or blocked based on rules applied somewhere between your device and the internet. But how does that process work, and where does the filtering take place? In this guide, we cover what web filtering is, how it works, the main types, and how it compares with… Read more
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Real or Fake? How to Spot a VPN Scam
Every VPN claims to protect your privacy, but not all of them do. With more and more VPN scams cropping up online all the time, it’s essential to be able to tell which apps you can trust. Fake VPN providers often convincingly copy the branding of well-known providers, make privacy promises they can’t prove, or… Read more
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What Is GPS Spoofing and How Does It Work?
Some apps and games use your phone’s location to decide what content or features you can see. If you want an app to think you’re somewhere else, you might find Global Positioning System (GPS) spoofing apps that claim to change the coordinates your phone reports. GPS spoofing doesn’t always work as advertised, though. Apps may… Read more
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Chrome Proxy Settings: How to Set Up, Check, and Change a Proxy
If Chrome won’t connect because of a proxy error, your organization requires a proxy, or you want websites to see a different IP address, you’ll need to change the proxy that Chrome uses. This guide explains how to find and change Chrome proxy settings, check that your proxy is working, and fix common connection problems.… Read more
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What Is Rate Limiting? How It Works and Why It Happens
If you see an “HTTP 429: Too Many Requests” error, or a message asking you to try again later, the service you’re using may have applied a rate limit. The limit may apply to your account or an API key. It could also be your session or public IP address. The exact setup depends on… Read more