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I've been saying it for months: TikTok is dangerous and it's time to get it off your phone. Think I'm overreacting? Read my latest column to find out why it truly is a danger to your privacy.

Twitter is full of trolls and politics. Not my page, though. Come say hi and learn a thing or two.

Surveillance is part of every law enforcement agency, but are some taking it too far? How can you uncover the extent of surveillance technology in your area? We have an excellent place to get started. This interactive site shows over 10,000 examples of license plate readers, facial recognition, body cams, drones and more across the U.S.

Many scams on the Dirty Dozen list from the IRS center around stealing identifying information from taxpayers. Others may involve larger-than-life affairs like foreign investment and phony real estate deals. Some are easy to avoid. Others might sneak up on you. Here are the top tax scams to watch for this year.

Many cybersecurity threats need victims to click malicious links or visit shady websites to infect their devices. But a dangerous zero-day flaw was recently discovered, considered a no-click hack. That's when the flaw can be exploited without interaction. We have details on this frightening vulnerability and a list of impacted devices.

“My mother and I both use iPads. Is there a way to screen share so that I can remotely help her with her computer problems?” — Brooks

According to our IT genius, Jeremy, “If you don’t need to control her iPad, you can use the steps here to do this through Messages. I find when working with my parents, they want to know and try, and this allows me to guide them through the steps. If you need to control her iPad, I would use TeamViewer QuickSupport from her tablet.”

Big Tech is supposed to safely handle our personal online data, but now they’re getting into the political game. I don’t want to be any part of that, and neither should you. That’s why I trust and use ExpressVPN.

These Big Tech companies match your internet activity to your identity or location by using your public IP address, but with ExpressVPN, no one can see your IP address — no one.