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The Most Commonly Stolen Car Parts (and How to Protect Them)
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Having your car stolen is a traumatic experience—and a depressingly common one. Although car thefts nationwide are trending downward, there were still more than 850,000 vehicles stolen in 2024. If you’ve ever woken up to find your car missing from its spot (and I have!) you know it’s not fun.…
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12 Low-Tech Ways to Protect Your Home From an Intruder
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Even though the residential burglary rate has been dropping steadily in recent years (down 26% between 2019 and 2023), many of us still worry about being robbed or experiencing a home invasion. Alarm systems and other high-tech security are really effective—a study once found that 83% of criminals check for…
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How to Protect Your Strawberries From Pests and Disease
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Before I moved to Portland, I didn’t understand how passionate people can be about strawberries. But once I started growing strawberries, I came to understand that a disproportionate percentage of berries I grew would be lost to bugs, wildlife, and disease. Since summer is short, I’ve worked hard to minimize…
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Microsoft says it’ll protect EU cloud customers from shutdown demands
Microsoft has said it will protect European data from American overreach in the courts if necessary — and will increase its investment in data centres in the EU. The move is seen as a response to the Trump administration’s irritation over EU rules that have supposedly impacted American big tech firms, and suggested retaliation looms. Trump signed a memorandum earlier…
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Using Contactless Payments on Your Phone? Protect Yourself.
In 2024, consumers reported losing $347 million to scams on digital wallet payment apps, according to figures from the Federal Trade Commission. The same analysis found that for each complaint reported, the average loss was an astonishing $4,627. What CR found: While major wallets use strong technical security measures, fraud monitoring and liability protections vary across providers. Cash App, PayPal, and Venmo…
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Five Ways to Protect Your Privacy When Using Smart Home Tech
We may earn a commission from links on this page. We might not live in a Jetsons-like future with robot maids and flying cars, but we do have the technology to transform our standard houses into futuristic smart homes. There are some very compelling reasons to do that, including having more control over your environment, increased automation for repeated tasks,…
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How-To Geek Helps You Protect Your Data
It might not be on your calendar, but World Password Day is an annual event on the first Thursday of May. This year, it falls on May 1. The purpose of World Password Day is to remind you about good password practices and to encourage you to take a moment to consider the security of your accounts. At How-To Geek,…
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Three Ways People With Student Loan Debt Can Protect Their Credit Scores
The Department of Education announced Monday that the Federal Student Aid (FSA) will restart collections on defaulted student loans beginning May 5. Even before this news, millions of borrowers were already seeing their credit scores plunge in recent months, and loan servicers are warning that a record number of borrowers are at risk of defaulting by the end of the…
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How to Protect Your Memory
There’s no one superfood that’s guaranteed to boost your brainpower. But plant-based diets that focus on whole, unprocessed food seem to be most protective against dementia, says Amit A. Shah, MD, a geriatrician at the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix. Research backs this up. A 2024 study published in the journal Annals of Neurology found that the MIND diet—Shah’s favorite—which is…
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Your Android Device Will Soon Automatically Reboot to Protect Itself
Android is getting a new security feature that makes it harder for someone to break into your device if it has been lost, stolen, or seized. With the latest Google Play services update, Android phones and tablets will automatically restart (and require a passcode to decrypt) if they remain locked for three consecutive days. How Android auto-restart works Android and…
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