If you want to learn some digital facts then you are in the right place! These tips and tricks will make your life easier in this digitalized world. Read on to find out more!

Keyboard shortcuts

“Keyboard shortcuts can save you time, and make you look like a whiz on your computer for any colleagues or friends watching. Start to use three to five shortcuts in your daily use and you’ll notice a huge difference in how you interact with tech,” says Strazzulla.

Incognito mode

“Browsing in incognito mode only hides your surfing history,” shares Kenny Trinh. But your internet company may still have access to your browsing history and they can display ads based on it. “So next time you’re searching for something embarrassing, keep that in mind because you may not like the suggestions it prompts.”

The iPad & iPhone

“The iPad, despite appearing on the market after the iPhone, was invented first,” Trinh shares. “Once, Steve Jobs saw the prototype of the then ‘iPad,’ he decided to have it made smaller, into what eventually become the iPhone.”

Is Facebook watching us? 

“Ads are shown to you based on a few things: Your activity on Facebook, the content you interact with, your location, age, job, the places you travel to, profile information, advertiser uploaded lists, and many other conditions,” White explains. “If you visit a website, some of your details could be stored in a ‘Facebook Pixel.’ This then allows the website to retarget ads to you via Facebook for up to 180 days.”

Amazon is richer than you think

“Amazon.com has a portfolio of more than 100 other businesses including Zappos, Twitch Interactive, and Goodreads.com,” Ormbsy explains. “And while you may think that their eCommerce store, Amazon.com, makes all of their money, the majority actually comes from their Amazon Web Services (AWS)—a cloud computing division of the company.”

Hackers

“The good guys, aka whitehat hackers, work with companies to find their vulnerabilities and fix them before the bad guys can exploit them,” said Casey Ellis. “Think about it like a burglar versus a locksmith: A trained locksmith could make an incredibly competent burglar if they decided to go that route, but they have made their own decision, based on their own ethics and morality, that they will use those skills to help instead of harm.”

YouTube

“If a website allows users under 13 on their platform, they have to comply with regulations that protect the privacy and safety of children online,” says Sean Herman. “YouTube’s top earner in 2018 was a then 7-year-old boy named Ryan, who reviews toys on his channel, Ryan’s World. This certainly appeals to children who are technically not supposed to be on the platform.”

Facebook is in the top

“Despite a seemingly endless amount of negativity surrounding the company and privacy issues, Facebook is still growing,” says Herman. “As of the second quarter of 2019, Facebook’s Monthly Active Users increased to 2.4 billion people, a year-over-year increase of 8 percent. As of the same time frame, approximately 31.3 percent of the earth’s population was counted as a monthly active user of Facebook (meaning they have visited the site at least once in the past month).”

Public USB port

“When you plug your charger into a public USB port, it’s possible that the port is reading information from your device,” James Song explains. “Data goes two ways through a USB cable. There is no way to know if a USB port is attempting to collect your data or not without dismantling the USB port and studying its components.”