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I read the article at least 3 times. My take is close to TYT’s except I really do not believe this happened to her the way she described it. Yes we can all be scammed…..but not like that! She included too many trivial details that just made her look more foolish
Thanks for your feedback. An interesting perspective, but the fact that she shared trivial details makes it more credible in my opinion. As a journalist she’s expected to share all the details that are part of the story. I know it can sound unbelievable, but having studied these scams and with a close family member who was almost caught in it, they described her story as spot on. One thing that changes how the story is perceived is the fact that hers is a written account which plays out slower than the actual event. But as it’s happening, the scam happens much faster, playing on a sense of urgency and anxiety. Scammers are good at building and maintaining that anxiety. They kept her on the phone, all while making sure she remained anxious. They know that if the victim is able to hang up and think about it they would have time to spot the problems. Even if the author was just trying to get a popular story(I don’t believe), still TYT were wrong to heap shame on a victim. That could be seen by many future victims who believe they have to hide that they fell for a scam that would be embarrassing if it got out.
Most home routers can be configured for external VPN access. Android and iPhone can then be configured to access that VPN when out and about.
Thank you for adding that important information!
Good info :) 👍
Thanks!
Great to know that the phone hotspot is a safe option, thanks for the reminder!
Glad it helped!
Really excited about this content. So honest and direct. Please post more!
Thanks for the feedback! You can count on a lot more of this type of coverage!
Love your content! Great video!
Thanks so much!
This is some excellent information for buying and selling online, thanks!
Thanks for the feedback!
@@AwCrap-Tech , you’re welcome.
great information - thank you!
My pleasure, thanks for the feedback!
Just got recommended your channel. You're doing the world a great service! Keep up the good work
Thank you Dale, I appreciate the feedback!
Have any of you encountered scams when buying or selling through Facebook Marketplace or some other venue? Share your experience here!
Well Done! Good Tips!
Thanks!
You are also doing a great Job! Will love to work with you someday soon❤❤❤. Thank you for helping humanity ❤
Thanks! I would love to work with you also. I was thinking it would be wonderful to do an interview to hear about your experience with scammers! Anything to help seniors spot and avoid them! ❤️❤️❤️
Was this video helpful to you? Any parts you would like more clarity?
What has your experience been in public groups? Have you had scammers approach you?
A thought is not only a thing; a thought is a thing that influences other things. -Lynne McTaggart
I've been using Google for at least 30 years. My concern is how would I now transfer the thousands of files and documents I have stored in Google Drive into Proton, retain my Google bookmarks through Proton, have access to my Google Photos through Proton and replicate my Google Calendar. I am not asking for instructions, just wondering how easy or difficult that transfer will be. Also, I have been told that radical activists who can't afford to be tracked are using Signal for cell phone and text messages. Do you know anything about them? Thanks so much!
Very good question! First it doesn’t all have to be done at one time. I still have a gmail email account that I’m phasing out as I can. Proton mail can manage your gmail or outlook mail. And you can easily set up a new proton address and migrate it as you can. Even the free version of the proton apps is very capable. I will be releasing more videos in the future to discuss this. Yes I am familiar with Signal and have it! It’s a very good and secure messaging app. If you want to try it, just get the app and I’m happy to chat with you that way. I also use the free Brave web browser instead of Chrome now. Thanks for the great questions!
😱Google bad! Thanks for the information!
I use DuckDuckGo as a search engine and browser. A paid VPN protects me from "man-in-the-middle" attacks and provided obfuscation.
Ddg is compromised,since they were bought by Google
I despise GOOGLE and am not completely comfortable with FIREFOX> Maybe DUCKDUCKGO???
I do have DuckDuckGo and Brave. Both great free alternatives!
The background music sucks, and the narrator needs more contrast
Thanks for the feedback! It helps us improve.
I've used proton for years when I first discovered it, when I was 'paranoid'. The point here, is that, one- all of this news does not come from any trusted sources. Second, protonmail sucks. Once you use it, you will understand what I mean. I don't pay for it and use it as a shell for my life and that is all. Google. Is free. And of course they have our data. So does protonmail, secure or not. just my two cents. so... just to let the 'seniors' being targeted by yet another hack on the internet, I assure you.. you are just fine and there is no need to panic. shame on them for targeting people like this. i'm no politician or lawyer, but I would hope political scientist may find a way to limit the amount of power marketing has for businesses. specifically, the larger ones. Enjoy this day. If you pray, don't worry. If you worry, you are probably not praying.
I have been using proton mail for some time. I’ve been very happy with it. What problems have you had with it? It isn’t paranoia, but feel it has been be said with emphasis to encourage people to leave the convenience of Google. Using the Proton suite along with Brave as my browser and an app to remove my info from many data warehouses, I see far fewer ads and scams. The scammers are always releasing new scams targeted at seniors, so by reducing their exposure I feel is a good prevention. Thanks for your feedback!
N0 S0und from the woman ?
Are you not hearing the audio? We did make one mistake in editing where it was in stereo but my voice was on one channel and the background music was on the other.
De-Google your Android if you are using one because your phone conversations are not private. Do not use Google software which includes Chrome, Gmail, KZread, Google Voice, etc. Use a secure and privacy focused browser (Brave, Firefox/Waterfox or SRware Iron) plus at least 1-2 security/privacy related browser extensions like uBlock Origin and Privacy Badger (NoScript if you are really paranoid). If by chance, you are not using WiFi at all then disable it at the Modem. VPN software does help with WiFi sniffers but it doesn't provide any other security which you could accomplish by toughening your Cable Modem/Router configuration. For the most part, average user equates having VPN to great security for browsing and protection for their computer which is hardly the case. If you know what VPN stands for then you would also know it was primarily meant for privacy/private connections. I don't like all these channels promoting VPN software like it is all they need or would actually provide protection against everything malicious. That false sense of protection is actually doing more harm. I have had a bunch of machines I worked on that had active Anti-Virus software and VPN but were still infected badly. Additionally, upgrade your Windows firewall which is neither transparent nor user-friendly. Something like SimpleWall works really well and keeps you informed what is connecting to and from your machine. Ultimately, the user has been, is and will always be the weakest link in their system's/network's security so people who were infected or were hacked need to educate themselves properly and make sure whatever got their machine compromised will no longer be an issue.
Very good recommendations! I tried NordPass for a while, but I wouldn’t recommend a VPN on its own. Since it’s part of the Proton package I use it and think it’s helpful for public WiFi. Thanks for your feedback!
Proton not secure, you info out of date, they bent over a d gave data to certain organisations. Fail.
Do you have any evidence about them? They are a Swiss company and their software is open-source allowing feedback on their methods. If there’s any verifiable evidence of a security problem I’d like to know. But it seems unlikely, since their encryption algorithm has been analyzed to show that not even they can see your data.
pretty sure google isnt the only one that is doing this lol. They can watch me all day. and PLEASE Tailor ads to me, lol
@ JOE, Before I got an ad-blocker, the endless ads / commercials were annoying to the extreme. let's say that 99.9999>23 decimal places were useless, stupid and annoying and had no relevance to me what-so-ever. BE WELL & SAFE!
they rat on their employees too. have you seen the latest news? more than 15 employee got arrested
standard human behavior in work environment.
Protest? @@brandonkingviolin
Wow. I'm using Proton but now i wanna switch to Google for some reason. Other than ProtonVPN, I'll keep using that.
You’re safe with Proton. I have never seen any evidence of problems with Proton, just some unsupported claims on Reddit.
Switching from Google to Proton is not going to solve the example that was shown in the news story. The Hospital has partnered with Google and is giving patient health information to Google. Search for "Project Nightingale" to get the details.
Search "is proton a honeypot"
I changed my emails away from gmail to proton and pay for mail plus. Makes me feel so much happier knowing I've taken some of my data away from google. I tried to move my calendar from google to proton because I use it for work but protons calendar is really buggy and featureless unfortunately i've had to stick with google for my calendar. Maybe one day proton will spend some development money and make their calendar awesome. I switched my browser to brave and mostly use brave search engine with mixed google results. I really only use google search engine now for local business searches as I am in Australia and brave is US biased. I have nord vpn switched on 24/7 nord is so good that it makes me feel it is owned or controlled by the global cult i can't find any dirt on the company or owners and will keep looking.
Hey thanks for sharing your experiences! I’m doing the same, using Brave and Proton. I’m still trying to get rid of an old gmail account.
VPN is not safer, the traffic is taking a different route, but at the exit of the VPN service your device enters the internet again. VPN does stop e-mails with spam and other criminal e-mail.
I agree , but it does add some protection against WiFi sniffers on the same WiFi.
VPN is for privacy and is only as private as the VPN companies ethics as to whether they snitch on you or sell your data or have the spy agencies backended into their network.
@@AwCrap-Tech And what can anyone do with a wifi sniffer when literally every website is using TLS?
You may be more up to date on the technology. I was under the impression that WiFi sniffers were still used to find vulnerabilities in clients connected to public WiFi.
@@AwCrap-Tech I'd be surprised if a public/guest wifi wouldn't use isolation by default, you wouldn't see other clients. VPN has nothing to do with the local network anyway.
Thanks for the important reminder!
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Just say no to people who cold callers. Dont buy time shares in then first place.
I'm so confused these days, what is this?
This is a scam alert affecting people who own Timeshares. For full details about this, see the regular video at kzread.info/dash/bejne/nKR_o5drYtSWZ9Y.htmlsi=2EI4qu4e-t1COtxr
@@AwCrap-Tech Thanks for the heads up, I just realized it's a thing now!
Thanks for the alert, Alisha!
Have any of you seen this or other scams recently? Let us know about it!
I know when I was searching to sell my time share, I ran across many who wanted up front fees. It didn't feel right nor fair. I make it a policy to not pay up front fees, I probably escaped one of these by the skin of my teeth.
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TY for pointing this out
And thank you for watching!
Is the TYT host drunk or just a bit tipsy?
Sure seemed like it 🤣
Great, good job, love it.
Thanks Sandy!
Loved the interview and the info. It’s great to be reminded to be vigilant! 💙💙💙
Thank you!
So glad that you did this video! I share your outrage. Thank you for your willingness to be vulnerable.
Thanks! In a way, I felt I broke a big barrier in letting my emotions out. Thank you for pointing me to the video!
I usually like their stuff but I’m bummed they made fun of her. It can happen to any of us.
I agree
Black mirror episode. I swear. Love it
Great information! Thanks, Leesh.
Glad it was helpful!
Good tips! Love love love that pink wall!!!
Thank you!! 😊
Well, I (Alisha) have a confession. I sent a quick Thank You message when I was really tired, but kept thinking about it this morning, and had to watch it again to realize that (OMG) it is pink. And I love that pink also. 🤣 It’s actually white, but Liz had incandescent lights on in addition to the pure white video lights. I made some quick last-minute adjustments to her skin tone before posting and didn’t realize I made the wall pink! Now she’ll have to paint it, because I love the color also!🤣
Great idea ladies! Thanks!!! 💙💙💙
Thanks for watching!
I have Ms and lose my balance a lot. I have fallen hard twice breaking my wrist the first time and my arm and hip the second time. Last time I was alone and had to drag myself on the carpet to my phone. Now I’ve got an Apple Watch so I can more easily get help for the inevitable next time. Good luck with the channel!
@@tattoojunior106 Falls are horrible! I hope your Apple Watch is as helpful to you as it has been for us!
both informative and entertaining!
Thank you!