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The Current powered by Kim Komando

Stop Facebook tracking, secret camera trick and why you see ads when you stream

The Current powered by Kim Komando

WestStar Multimedia Entertainment, Inc

News, Technology, Tech News

4.6825 Ratings

🗓️ 11 April 2022

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, I help three callers who are in tough spots. One wants to protect her son from malicious gamers. Another wants expensive cameras for cheap prices. I'm sharing a few tech tricks you can use to save money and protect your privacy. I've also got the scoop on a secret Facebook setting that stops tracking. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 and beyond.

0:11.8

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

0:16.9

Just head over to commando.com. And on the top right, there's a button that says email Kim, honest to goodness. Okay, I'm a little late

0:38.3

to the robotic vacuum craze, but now, let me tell you, I am in love. Oh my gosh, I have a robotic

0:45.0

floor mopper that washes the floors, and then I have another one that vacuums. And I have them all

0:50.4

working with Alexa. So I say, Alexa, tell the Roomba to vacuum. And she says,

0:55.2

yeah, certainly, would you like the floor to be washed afterwards, too? Very futuristic.

1:01.1

Okay, I will tell you that the Roombas take a while to map out your house. But when it's all done,

1:06.0

your floors are washed and they're vacuumed, Roomba, room. Oh, yes, I know that was really bad. Hey, listen, welcome.

1:14.4

I promise you it's going to get better. I'm national radio host and USA Today columnist Kim

1:18.6

Commando here with you. And because tech never stops, we've actually expanded my successful

1:23.7

weekend radio show about all things digital to weekdays. And thanks for being here and

1:28.5

be sure to tell your friends. And let's get started with five things that are happening in the tech

1:32.4

world right now. And we're going to start talking about Elon Musk and Twitter. Okay, no, Elon Musk

1:39.0

didn't say something dumb on Twitter or promote Dogecoin. Okay, the big news is that Elon Musk sheld out $3 billion,

1:47.5

yes, $3 billion for a 9% stake in Twitter. Now, people are all excited that maybe someday we'll

1:54.2

have Elon Musk in charge of all Twitter and then maybe we'll get an edit button on Twitter.

1:59.3

Yes, I know here in 2022, we're getting a way to change

2:02.7

what you put on Twitter instead of just deleting the tweet. Okay, we all know that Elon Musk is

2:07.7

definitely out there. And I'm not just talking about trips to Mars. I mean, he really is

2:12.5

incredible. He created an EV car company. He has satellites delivering internet all around the world, now

2:19.3

into the Ukraine. He has a lot of interest in cybersecurity and in cryptocurrency. And I don't

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