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No, WhatsApp can't get you 'free internet without WiFi' - don't fall for the scam
Newspaper | Mirror
Date | 16.1.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | threat, WhatsApp
Summary | Scammers are trapping people on WhatsApp with the offer of free internet service abroad without wifi. Users ought to be careful. Usually in these scams, users are sent a link from an unsuspecting contact which leads them to a website where they have to enter their personal data (which will be used to profit from them) and asked to share the link with a number of contacts to get the service.
Image Description | Getty image of a woman frowning at a smartphone with a WhatsApp icon in the background and some screenshots of the scam message and the website.
Image Tags | female(s), logo, smartphone, WhatsApp
Digital friends making you lonely? Here are 9 things to do other than check Facebook
Newspaper | Telegraph
Date | 2.3.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | (mental) health, Facebook, research/study, social media
Summary | Recent statistics say that more young people feel lonely than old people - despite those active social media lives. Psychologists are eager to explain that social media activity cannot replace real human companionship. There are many things one can do to exit the social media anxiety habit: joing a class or club too meet new people or to see good friends on a regular basis, have phone calls with friends, spend weekends with friends, learn to be happy while being alone sometimes - this can be achieved by meditation and mindfulness.
Image Description | A series of Alamy images showing a woman using a smartphone in bed, a woman holding a smartphone with a laptop in the background, and various images of social activities with no technological devices (dinner, birthday party, wine drinking, gardening class) as well as a man using a laptop and smiling while talking on the phone and a woman meditating.
Image Tags | computer/laptop, female(s), hand(s), male(s), smartphone, WhatsApp
The 15 phone apps that could make your life a whole lot happier
Newspaper | Mirror
Date | 20.4.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | smartphone
Summary | There are a variety of apps to make all aspects of life more convenient: an weather forecast app that suggests appropriate clothing, an app that helps you pack, apps that help you find the nearest public toilet cheapest gas station, your car in a carpark by retracing your steps (pirate treasure map themed), or cheapest flight, then an app that synchronizes your notes between your devices and with select contacts, an app that lets your friends or family trace your walk home at night, an app that lets you keep an eye on the whereabouts of your children or spouse, apps that remember your passwords and banking details safely, an app that helps you budget your finances or your time spent on your smartphone, and even an app that lets you know which parts of movies you can easily miss for a bathroom break.
Image Description | A Getty image of a man holding a smartphone and chatting on WhatsApp, and images of a toilet, a plane, some hands holding money, a packed suitcase, and a woman using a smartphone in a movie theater.
Image Tags | female(s), hand(s), male(s), smartphone, WhatsApp
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