Ever noticed how you stay on an app even though you clicked on a link to a different website? This convenient trick is more harmful than you'd think. This week, Carrie talks about the hidden threat that in-app browser's pose to your privacy.

In this episode you'll learn:

• What exactly are in-app browsers?
• What information are they collecting?
• How much of a risk are they?
• What you can do to protect your information

Check out the blogpost at https://privacy-mentor.com/ep78

Even though we rely on email for nearly everything we do online, we seem to forget about all the information connected to it. Not to mention all the entities that have access to collect and view this info as well. In this episode, Carrie gets to talk with Brad Deflin of Total Digital Security as they over all of the dangers of using a free email service, and the importance of switching to a more private and secure one.

In this episode you'll learn:

• How limited privacy is when using a free email service
• What exactly is a private email?
• Why free email services put you at a greater risk of becoming a target of a cyber-attack
• Why it's easy to switch over to a private email
• The importance of starting a private email now rather than later

Links:

Visit Total Digital Security's website https://www.totaldigitalsecurity.com/

Episode referenced where Carrie talks about scam that changes email rules https://carriekerskie.libsyn.com/sneaky-scam-makes-hidden-changes-to-your-email

Remember when scams used to look like scams? Back when you used to be able to find out if something was real or not based on a handful of things you could check. Those were the good ole days.

This week, Carrie talks about a new cyber-attack that’s as realistic as it gets when it comes to a scam. Criminals are now setting up official PayPal accounts and sending real PayPal emails. From here, they send out fake invoices to as many individuals as they’d like. Listen to find out the things you can do to detect this fraud, and how you can keep yourself protected.

Things you’ll learn in this episode:

• An in-depth explanation of how the scam works
• What to do if you receive one of these emails or see one of these invoices
• How to dispute the invoices through PayPal
• Things to do and consider if you ever receive scams similar to this one when you cant determine if it’s real or fake.

Link to the PayPal dispute page

-https://www.paypal.com/us/smarthelp/topic/DISPUTES_AND_LIMITATIONS_PER

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