Online scams are a necessary evil of shopping and working through the internet. It doesn't matter whether you restrict your activity to email or you're a huge fan of shopping online, cybercriminals want a piece of your bank balance.
This week's tech podcast for technophobes looks at several current online scams that you need to be aware of.
PLUS! Gavin Phillips joins us briefly to discuss the SEC action against Binance.
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Shownotes
This week, we chat about the following tech news that matters:
- Amazon to pay $25m over child privacy violations
- Why Did the SEC File Charges Against Binance? What You Need to Know
This week we focus our main discussion around current online scams that could catch you out
- What Is Pig Butchering?
- Bitcoin Invoice Scams Explained
- https://Gift Card Scams Explained
- Is Someone Impersonating You on Social Media?
We finish the show with the following recommendations
- Team17 Collection 1 for Evercade
- Concept social board game
Christian Cawley hosts this week's podcast, and is joined by Ben Stegner. You can contact them on Twitter: @thegadgetmonkey and @stegnersaurus, with your suggestions for future topics.