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Kim Komando Today

America's plan to ban TikTok, Ring Doorbell's nasty legal loophole & save $ on your internet bill

Kim Komando Today

WestStar Multimedia Entertainment, Inc

News, Tech News, Technology

4.8770 Ratings

🗓️ 20 March 2023

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Plus, AI chatbots are here to take over the workforce. Here's my take on why it's not such a great idea. Why spend taxpayer dollars on cable when there's Starlink satellites already here? I also have the reason why the world still uses floppy disks, how to cool down your laptop when it overheats (pro tip: not in the freezer), the clever way to see who gets your email and surveys that can make you a ton of cash. 

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey, it's Kim Commando today, your daily podcast to keep you up to date with all things digital

0:07.0

and beyond. And I'd love to have you be a part of our podcast. You can make an appointment to speak

0:12.3

with me. Just head over to commando.com. And on the top right, there's a button that says email Kim,

0:17.0

fill that out. And that's it. Hey, I always like to open up with something interesting, and this sure is.

0:22.6

A huge warning, a heads up for anyone who owns their own website.

0:26.0

Here's why.

0:26.9

Scammers are getting creative and more money-hungry, so forget about just setting out those

0:30.9

phishing emails to any address that they can find.

0:33.6

Now, this must be working for them.

0:35.4

It's a new strat.

0:36.5

They're paying human beings.

0:38.0

That's right, people to fill out contact forms on websites.

0:41.0

You know, the ones where you ask your customers to give you out your name, their phone number, email address, and more.

0:45.9

And then they have to check a box or fill out a caption to say that they are, in fact, a human being. Well, let me tell you, we have a corporate website, westar.com, that no one ever really

0:54.5

visits as compared to commando.com that got 56 million page views in the last year. So here's

1:01.0

one that we got this morning. The message says, good day. I reached out to you a few days ago

1:05.3

seeking your cooperation in a matter relating to funds worth $24 million.

1:13.1

Please get in touch with me immediately.

1:17.4

Through this email, I await your response, Sean.

1:21.0

Now, of course, this is just a ploy to sucker you went to giving them money.

1:24.2

I mean, if he had offered, I don't know, $50 million.

1:29.6

Now, that definitely would have gotten my attention. So, bottom line, if you get these, just ignore them. And you're about ready to get more tech smarts because every single

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