Computer Talk: Tesla Testing the Waters of Insurance? (5/4/19) - Part 2
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A caller with a Samsung tablet has concerns allowing the Samsung mail application access to his Gmail account. A user of Webroot Antivirus has concerns over a photo application automatically quarantined by the antivirus software. Over 58,000 Antroid users had "stalkerware" that spies on users installed on their phones, according to Russian antivirus software maker Kaspersky. A Pennsylvania credit union sues financial technology giant Fiserv over security issues with Fiserv's software. A caller wising to "cut the cable" wonders if he is purchasing the correct modem, plus we discuss the privacy and security dangers of using an illegally "jailbroken" streaming stick device. A caller who has cut the cable tries to determine which streaming TV service to join. A user with a 10-year old laptop wonders if the lamp or backlight should be changed. A college professor asks about specifications for a new laptop for online teaching and surfing the Internet. We recommend an Intel i5 processor with two to four cores, 8 GB of RAM, a 256 GB solid state hard drive, 8th or 9th generation. A caller whose son is going to college wonders whether to use a Mac or PC for her studies. A caller considering "cutting the cable" wonders if the free streaming stick offered by the service is legitimate. A caller who has lost his Microsoft Access database tries to import data from a spreadsheet. A caller wonders about the viability of small photo printers from HP for use in printing from a smartphone. Amazon hires editors to push local crime news to local users in order to boost sales of its security doorbell camera, article alleges.