KANE'S TECH TIPS:
SUNDAY 22ND SEPTEMBER 2024
Welcome to another low down on all the latest Tech news, Tips and Tricks to help you keep up to date with the latest from the Tech world!
You can hear the feature On Air on a Sunday with Mark, and throughout the week.
YouTube Hype
A new feature called Hype, YouTube is trying to focus on growing the smaller channels and helping people discover and share new creators.
Hype is an entirely new promotional system inside of YouTube: there’s a new button for hyping a video, and the most-hyped videos will appear on a platform-wide leaderboard.
It’s like Trending, but it’s focused specifically on smaller channels and on what people specifically choose to recommend rather than just what they watch.
Read More: https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/18/24247995/youtube-hype-creators
Source: The Verge
Fake Texts About Parking Fines
Councils across Suffolk have issued a warning over texts being sent out falsely informing people they have to pay outstanding parking fines.
West Suffolk Council said the phone messages were fake and part of a national scam.
The texts include a link to a bogus government website, where people are asked to input their vehicle registration number. It then shows they have a parking fine charged at £20.
West Suffolk Council, in common with other authorities, has received a number of enquiries about the fictitious fines and said it did not issue parking fines through text messages.
The authority said genuine fines were issued in yellow penalty charge notice wallets on vehicle windscreens by West Suffolk Council civil enforcement officers.
Read More:https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8ell5464l0o
Source: BBC News
Instagram Teen Accounts
Instagram is overhauling the way it works for teenagers, promising more "built-in protections" for young people and added controls and reassurance for parents.
The new “teen accounts” are being introduced from Tuesday in the UK, US, Canada and Australia.
They will turn many privacy settings on by default for all under 18s, including making their content unviewable to people who don't follow them, and making them actively approve all new followers.
But children aged 13 to 15 will only be able to adjust the settings by adding a parent or guardian to their account.
Read More: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c77x44zplkyo
Source: BBC News
App Of The Week
This weeks app of the week is called Impact - Steps Fitness Charity
Impact allows you to make a positive change with each step. You can use your phone, fitness tracker, or Apple Watch to keep track of your movement.
Companies will sponsor your steps via their CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) programs as you sweat it out for a good cause. This way, non-profit organizations can receive money to ensure their existing projects have money to proceed.
This app is free to download on IOS and Android Devices
Google: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sharesmile.share
Apple: https://apps.apple.com/app/impact-steps-for-a-cause/id1143265464
🛡️ Security Corner 🛡️
Combine three random words to create a password that’s ‘long enough and strong enough’.
Weak passwords can be cracked in seconds. The longer and more unusual your password is, the harder it is for a cyber criminal to crack.
Avoid the most common passwords that criminals can easily guess (like ‘password’). You should also avoid creati ng passwords from significant dates (like your birthday, or a loved one’s), or from your favourite sports team, or by using family and pet names. Most of these details can be found within your social media profile.
