Simple Tech Tips: Weekly Computer News 5/28/2022

Hi! Here’s your weekly technology news roundup from Simple Tech Tips For Home Computer Users.

In this week’s member-exclusive How-To Tuesday guide, we’re talking about how to troubleshoot Internet problems. Internet problems can be frustrating, but your router holds the clue to fixing them. Learn how to troubleshoot and fix common router problems, from power issues to bad cables to broken connections, in this step-by-step guide.

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This settlement addresses a complaint that Twitter encouraged users to provide email addresses and phone numbers to enable important security features like two-factor authentication… then used that data for targeted advertising. Security experts slammed Twitter for the practice.

In the rush to remote learning at the beginning of the pandemic, not much attention was paid to privacy. This sobering report shows that many apps and services took advantage of the situation to harvest childrens’ data and monitor their activities.

If you’re struggling to find adequate 5G coverage for your iPhone, try this new tool from Speedtest.