You can turn off some of the tracking, but then many Amazon features won’t work. And if you want to delete your Alexa recordings, you need the app.
Author: Jefferson Graham, USA TODAY
Check your settings if you don’t want Google tracking every move
Search giant’s “Location History” is an opt-in feature, but Google prompts users to turn it on for better recommendations. In turn, they get followed.
Why YouTube’s kid issues are so serious
Kids programming is YouTube’s most popular category. But with no curation, kids can stumble into sex, hate, conspiracy videos, and parents are upset.
YouTube has a kids problem and it’s not going away
The Google owned network has come under fire for showing videos to children that aren’t appropriate. Children’s programming is the No. 1 category on YouTube.
Is YouTube too big to fix everything?
YouTube looks to more human monitors and machine learning to catch fake videos and lewd comments, but “you’ll still be able to find examples.”
Cord cutters — Xumo wants you
Streaming service on TVs from LG, Vizio, Sharp, Hisense, Sony and others, and app now on Android TV, Amazon Fire TV and Roku. Offers 160 free channels.
Tired of #$%& passwords? Single Sign-on could be savior
Apple, Google & Facebook’s instant sign-in is safer than tough passwords, says Google exec. If true, no more fiddling with #s, letters and symbols.
Mattel revs up Hot Wheels to new digital generation
The iconic best-selling brand now has videogame tie-in with physical toy and digital track. Apple Stores to tout Hot Wheels id with in-store display.
How to improve your summer vacation smartphone photos
Your smartphone camera timer, flashlight app, using the back facing camera instead of the front one and paying attention to lighting can really help.
Apple’s iOS13: fixing things that are annoying
The much hyped iTunes demise doesn’t matter; what does is moves made by Apple and YouTube to better lives, by taking on robocalls, hate speech and more.