Tech Tips for Non-Tech People!
Original Air Date: Apr 7, 2020
Breaking News Warning
One of the most common things that we tend to do these days, is pop on to the Internet and do a Google search whenever we hear about some type of breaking news.
For the most part, people believe the if Google has indexed the website, it must be safe, but despite all of the technical know-how they possess, they can’t vet everything that appears from their indexing in real-time.
The bad guys know this, which is why they tend to use breaking news stories to create fake web pages with outrageous headlines.
Since you know that Google, with all of its tech tools can’t stay ahead of this, choosing a different approach for the information on a fast-breaking story is much safer.
Your go-to should be the news sources you already trust, whether it’s through their website or a new app that you already have on your smartphone.
Scammers are very clever and constantly adjust their approach based on what they see the masses doing, so from now on, to avoid potential scams surrounding breaking news, stick to your trusted sources.
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