Facebook Pay, Google Pay and Apple Pay Cash don’t grab our personal data; Venmo, Cash and others do. Apps free, but come with a cost of our data.
Author: Jefferson Graham, USA TODAY
Apps like Venmo, Cash and PayPal are free, but here’s who they are telling your business
Mobile pay apps more convenient than credit cards, but Venmo, Square Cash and others share personal data with third parties. Comfortable with that?
6 Amazon workers test positive for coronavirus, report says
Meanwhile, Amazon is looking to hire some 350,000 new workers to deal with the backlog of orders and has slowed down delivery in the COVID-19 era.
Beware Twitter hack offering masks for sale
Twitter users report direct messages going out to their followers urging them to buy the masks. But Twitter itself says the site wasn’t victim of a hack.
Trader Joe’s and Walgreens add senior shopping hours
Many top stores have added senior hours, but times aren’t uniform. Trader Joe’s is daily, while Costco is only Tuesdays and Thursdays
Spectrum cable TV restored after short outage in Los Angeles
Cable provider provoked the ire of Twitter users, who during the COVID-19 crisis have been asked to remain at home.
IBM and Honeywell sign on with White House to help fight COVID-19
IBM says super computing can help researchers find a cure for COVID-19, while Honeywell is doubling production to make N95 masks.
GameStop closes retail doors after backlash amid coronavirus concerns
GameStop had remained open for business at a time when most other non-essential businesses had closed doors. It argued that it was “essential.”
Zoom alternatives: what about Hangouts, Skype and Teams?
Zoom, Google Hangouts, Microsoft Teams and Skype are all free, though Teams and Zoom have paid versions too. You can be sillier on non Zoom apps.
Microsoft sees huge boost to Teams with 44 million, with COVID-19 sending workers home
Noise suppression feature for Teams is cool but won’t be available until later this year. Teams now has 44 million daily users.