6 22 Jan - 4 Feb 2020
F
acebook has revamped its
Privacy Checkup tool and, given
the scandals that have beset the
social network in recent years, it’s
something all users should take a look
at. You can do this by clicking the ‘?’
icon at the top of any Facebook page
and selecting Privacy Checkup.
Alternatively, search for “privacy
checkup” in the iOS or Android app
and select the shortcut.
There are four groups of settings.
The first, ‘Who can see what you
share’, lets you review who is able to
see your profile information by
selecting Public, Friends, ‘Only me’ or
a specific group from the drop-down
menus. It also lets you control who
sees future and past posts, and add
people to a block list.
The second – ‘How to keep your
account secure’ – lets you change
your password and indicate how you
want to be informed if someone logs
into your account from an unknownhttp://www.google.co.uk/travel
If you’re planning this year’s holiday but aren’t sure about
the best time to visit your chosen destination or how much
it’s going to cost, it’s worth heading over to Google’s
updated Travel site. Here, you can not only check the typical
weather over the year but see how busy and expensive the
location can become.
To view the data, select the Hotels tab in the left-hand
column and enter a destination, then click When To Visit to
see the peak and non-peak travel seasons broken down by
month. You can then select What You’ll Pay to see average
prices across different grades of hotel and choose Where To
Stay for the
lowdown of the
best areas ranked
in order. This
includes
information about
what you can
expect to see and
do, as well as an
average location
score provided by
travellers.
rainway.com
With
Rainway’s new
apps for iOS
and Android,
you can play
your favourite
PC games on
your mobile
device. By running Rainway on
a Windows 10 PC, games can be
launched on your computer and
streamed to your phone or tablet.
The software captures the screen in
real time and sends it to your device
via a peer-to-peer network.
Since you’ll be playing games that you already own from
services such as Steam, Xbox Game Pass and Epic Games,
you won’t need to fork out for new copies. You can also
enjoy the titles by connecting a gamepad or by using your
fingers on the screen to replace the mouse input. It takes
less than a minute to get everything up and running (simply
scan a QR code on the PC’s Rainway Dashboard), and the
entire service is free to use.location. ‘How people can find you on
Facebook’ lets you control who can
send you friend requests and whether
your phone number and email address
can be used for searches. Finally, youcan review any apps and websites
that have access to your Facebook
account – all of which should help
keep you more private and secure.
http://www.facebook.comTighten Facebook privacy settings
Discover the best time to
book your holiday
Stream PC games to your
mobile device
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