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The Current powered by Kim Komando

Your sick family member's data is for sale

The Current powered by Kim Komando

WestStar Multimedia Entertainment, Inc

News, Technology, Tech News

4.6825 Ratings

🗓️ 26 February 2026

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

A Texas company sold a list of 435,000 Alzheimer's patients to anyone with a credit card. The fine? $45,000. I break down why HIPAA doesn't protect your family and what you can do right now.Plus, the Windows printer setting that's been driving you crazy for years and the sneaky calendar scam hiding on your iPhone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:01.7

Hey there. It's Kim and welcome to the audio version of my daily tech newsletter, the current,

1:06.7

read by nearly a million people every single day. because sometimes you want the news in your ears,

1:11.3

not just your inbox. Now, let's get into today's newsletter for Thursday, February 26, 2026.

1:17.6

We got a big show today, including a story that genuinely made my stomach drop. A data broker got

1:23.1

caught selling a list of 435,000 Alzheimer's patients to anyone with a credit card. And the fine?

1:30.3

Well, I'll let that number sink in when we get there. Spoiler, it's embarrassing. We've also got a

1:35.8

story about the AI haircut gadget that I absolutely cannot stop thinking about. And I've got a tech

1:41.6

tip that might save your sanity the next time your Windows

1:44.3

printer does whatever it wants, which is never what you want. Never. So now let's get into it,

1:50.8

starting with today's big story. And this one really got to me. A Texas company called Datamasters

1:56.1

was selling a list of 435,245 people with Alzheimer's disease. Not a mailing list for birthday cards,

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