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How to protect your financial information from ‘data hungry’ apps you use for social media, shopping and more

How many times a day do you pull out your phone and click on an app? Facebook? Your budgeting app? Twitter? Your credit card? More often than you realize.

App Annie, a provider of mobile data and analytics, reported that in the first quarter of 2021, Americans spent just over four hours a day…

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5 online shopping safety tips

Online shopping is a lot safer than it used to be. Retailers are using top-level encryption standards to protect consumers’ personal information, and lenders are providing consumers with credit card safety features like the ability to verify a suspicious purchase or freeze a compromised credit card. Plus, new tools like virtual wallets are making online transactions more secure…

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