What's your favorite Beatles song? Where did you get married? What's your dog's name? Whenever you answer a question on a random person's or company's post, you're giving up information to exploit you.

See what social media sites collect about you

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How do you find out what social media platforms know about you? Bet you didn't know you can grab your data anytime, all of it. In this episode, we talk about how to get all your data from a social media platform so you can see what they've stored.

• Get your data from Facebook
• Get your data from Instagram
• Get your data from LinkedIn
• Get your data from Snapchat
• Get all your Google emails, photos, YouTube videos

For any other social media platforms, search for "download my data from [platform]" to find out how.

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What is an NFT, and why would anyone want to buy one? There are lots of reasons why someone might buy a certified JPG or other NFT, but there's no guarantee your NFT will increase in value or even retain the value you paid for it. In this episode, host Michele Bousquet talks about different kinds of NFTs on the market, how they compare to physical art items, and how fraudsters have found a rich source of free funds in NFT theft.

Sources:

• Joey Mars website
• Investors sue Sotheby's, Justin Bieber, Hilton among others as NFT prices crash
• Seth Green’s Bored Ape NFT Got “Kidnapped"
• NFT Price Floor - Bored Ape Yacht Club

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