In collaboration with digital safety organization Tall Poppy, CR recruited 32 volunteers through its Community Reports program and attempted to remove their data from 13 of the most prominent people-search sites. Groups of four volunteers were each signed up for one of seven removal services—Confidently, DeleteMe, EasyOptOuts, IDX, Kanary, Optery, and ReputationDefender—and researchers tried to…
Since the early 1990s, people have used doxing as a toxic way to strike digital revenge—stripping away someone’s anonymity by unmasking their identity online. But in recent years, the poisonous practice has taken on new life, with people being doxed and extorted for cryptocurrency and, in the most extreme cases, potentially facing physical violence. For…
The House of Mouse is getting a renovation. In an earnings call on Wednesday, Disney CEO Bob Iger told investors that the company will begin a new password-sharing crackdown “in earnest” starting in September. Iger didn’t divulge how the company plans to limit password-sharing, but presumably this will mean the company will be on the…
In addition to choosing one of the products we recommend, here are some other ways to reduce the chance that a diaper wipe contains potentially harmful chemicals or is harmful to the environment. Look for red flag chemicals. While 1,4-dioxane and ethylene oxide are not disclosed on labels, you can spot products likely to contain…
The TV test team at Consumer Reports puts every TV through a battery of tests in our TV labs. We first set up each TV and carefully note all of its key features, such as resolution, the number of HDMI inputs, and support for streaming services and voice-enabled digital assistants. We then set up the…
This isn’t a new problem. In 1985, some of the first large-scale perchlorate contamination was identified in wells near California Superfund sites (areas the EPA considers highly contaminated and a priority for cleanup), according to a report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. In general, groundwater contamination was in large part due…
But if Mehta pursues the approach, he should make some improvements on the EU’s rules, says Kamyl Bazbaz, senior vice president of public affairs at DuckDuckGo. Users should be prompted with the choice screen periodically, not just once, Bazbaz says. They shouldn’t have to deal with popups from Google urging them to switch the default…
we love Patagonia for all sorts of reasons. It was founded by legendary dirtbag climber Yvon Chouinard, who ate cat food. The company supports families with great onsite childcare. Famously, in 2022, Chouinard gave the company to a trust and a nonprofit to ensure that all sales would go toward combating climate change. If all…
They simmer steadily. They have a low-heat burner that’s capable of maintaining a steady temperature when simmering liquids, so you don’t need to stir constantly to avoid scorching, say, tomato sauce or chocolate. They bake and broil evenly. Cakes and cookies emerge uniformly baked from multiple racks. And the broilers heat evenly while still getting hot enough…
Free video storage: Yes, on up to a 512-gigabyte microSD card (sold separately). Optional subscription costs: Through a Tapo Care Premium plan, you get 30 days of cloud video storage, starting at $3.49 per month (or $35 per year) for one camera and going up to $12 per month (or $120 per year) for 10 cameras. The TP-Link Tapo…