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Everyday Tech - Zuck Bucks, Email Fixes, Targeted Ads, Data Collection, etc.
On this week's show, an email question from Shuqualak, Sue from Beaumont learns about data tracking, Rao in Vicksburg has a gmail issue with Windows 10, Anna in Hurley is having issues with an ad blocker, John Oliver did a monologue about data harvesting, the Twitter thread that Jeremy says explains why your phone IS NOT listening to you...because it doesn't need to, to know what you're doing anyway, here's April's new streaming options, and below are several news links for the week in consumer tech.
Ukraine says Russian hackers tried and failed to attack an energy provider | Engadget
DuckDuckGo’s privacy-centric browser arrives on Mac - The Verge
Elon Musk is hit with a class action lawsuit over his Twitter investment | Engadget
Meta is reportedly making ‘Zuck Bucks’ - The Verge
PC market on the decline as Chromebook sales slide from their pandemic peak - The Verge
Spotify exec who helped lead its podcast push is leaving the company | Engadget
WarnerMedia and Discovery have completed their mega-streaming merger - The Verge
The new update for Quest headsets lets you chill in a mountainside room - The Verge
TikTok now lets anyone create AR effects with its beta tools | Engadget
Spotify adds live audio programs and rebrands Greenroom app as Spotify Live - The Verge
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