Better Beware!

Do you own a cell phone? Most everyone has an iPhone or an Android, but did you know there are con artist all over the world trying to use your phone to rip you off? Those who own Android phone are at an even higher risk than others. Most of the risk is found in apps in the Google Play …

How do you know what fake news is fake? try out the website fake-news.research.sfu.ca. It’s a fake news detector that will tell you whats what and where to get more information. Also, watch for hackers in your google home, social security, and protect yourself with a password. Hear more on this segment of Better Beware!

Defenestration – ever hear that word? It means killing somebody by throwing them out a window. Can you imagine an action movie called “ The Defenestrator!” OK, that’s a joke, but your privacy is being defenestrated…and that’s no joke. The medical community all over the country has been working hard to convert all their records from paperwork to digital, and …

Do you have an Android Phone with the CamScanner app? You might want to rethink that download. Not only are there scam apps to look out for, but what about those reviews?!  Maybe you shouldn’t trust said about a product. Listen to find out more from WFHB’s Richard Fish.

Do you use a wireless mouse or wireless keyboard with your computer – especially any portable device? The kind that sends a signal to a little dongle you plug in? You might want to unplug it, right now. If anybody has one of these doodads, once they synchronize with your wireless connections…they’re in your computer. And once they’re in, they …

Tattoos are becoming more and more common, but have you seen what is in the ink? Here are some heads up on how that ink could effect you in more ways than just a permanent mark.

Sex is popular – and bad guys use it. These nasty scams can be scary, and that’s why they work way too often. But you aren’t in the kind of danger the con artists threaten you with! Here’s how to know what you should ignore.

When you’re traveling, there are dangers in using your phone, your tablet, or your laptop to browse the internet – and now, there are dangers in just keeping them charged up. Here’s how to stay safe ‘out there.’ Better Beware is produced by Richard Fish at WFHB. Executive Producer is Wes Martin.

There are several scams going around – not just in our area – that use the telephone, and they’re getting sneakier and sneakier. Here’s some heads-ups and ways to avoid getting taken.

New studies reveal that depression, psychological distress, and suicide have skyrocketed among young people who have grown up with Social Media. Your weekly, consumer watchdog segment has a wake-up call for everyone.