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Teen Monitoring Apps Don’t Work And Just Make Teens Hate Their Parents, Study Finds
So-called parental control apps on smartphones might suck at actually protecting kids from iffy stuff on the internet, new preliminary research from the University of Central Florida suggests. And unsurprisingly, they also seem to drive a wedge between teens and parents.
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How To Quickly Remove Permissions For Third-Party Apps From Your Facebook Account
In the fallout to Facebook’s hot mess regarding data sharing with Cambridge Analytica, there have been calls by a lot of people including Elon Musk, WhatsApp co-found Brian Acton and others to #DeleteFacebook. But for some, that task might be too extreme a measure, as Facebook is (sadly) still one of the best ways to…
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Here’s How To Get Android Apps Running On Your Laptop
It makes more sense than ever to put some Android apps on you laptop. As well as giving you access to apps that have no desktop or web equivalent (like Snapchat), it’s great for playing games on the big screen – we got Alto’s Adventure up and running on the Pixelbook with no problems, and…
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Uber Rolls Out Feature That Limits Drivers To Breezy, Pleasant 12-Hour Shifts
Uber has implemented a mandate that its drivers must take at least six hours of time off every time they work at least 12 consecutive hours, The Washington Post reported yesterday, as part of an initiative to crack down on drowsy driving that might result in potentially deadly crashes.