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Roblox scam targets kids, employee-tracking shocker & text message hack

The Current powered by Kim Komando

WestStar Multimedia Entertainment, Inc

News, Technology, Tech News

4.6825 Ratings

🗓️ 6 September 2023

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Plus, deepfake videos are spreading — how to spot them. Lost kids found through video doorbells, dozens fall for Facebook scam, and ways to hide your phone number.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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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 and beyond.

0:08.1

And I'd love to have you be a part of our podcast.

0:10.9

You can make an appointment to speak with me.

0:13.2

Just head over to commando.com.

0:14.7

And on the top right, there's a button that says email Kim, fill that out, and that's it.

0:18.8

I always like to start with something interesting, and this number totally got my attention.

0:24.4

$749 million, right?

0:27.2

Whoa, that's a lot of money.

0:29.3

You know what I'm talking about is that when you go get your food or your groceries,

0:33.3

that there's always somebody there, something on the pad that says, hey, would you like to donate

0:37.2

$2, $5,

0:38.2

or $20 to whatever charity or whatever they're trying to raise money for? Well, last year, the companies in the

0:45.5

U.S., as I mentioned, raised $749 million from donations at these various checkout places. I mean, I get it.

0:52.2

It's always for a good cause. But for everyone listening,

0:54.8

you don't have to donate. If you don't want to, you're not a bad person for not doing so.

1:00.5

And I have to tell you this, a new supermarket open near my house. It's really kind of sweet.

1:05.1

It has an automatic mister to keep all the produce fresh. And just before it goes on, you hear like the sound of distant

1:12.4

thunder and the smell of rain. Then when you pass the milk case, you hear like cows moving,

1:19.2

and then you smell like this fresh hay. And then in the meat department, there's the aroma of

1:25.2

charcoal grilled steaks with onions. And all this is fine and

1:29.1

Danny, but I'll tell you, I don't buy my toilet paper there anymore. Just saying. And on that

1:35.4

happy note, welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to this. It's America's largest, biggest, the most

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