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who is this

Name: Kim Key
Current Outlet: PCMag
Past Outlets: CNN, ESPN, Fanbyte, Mashable, TechRadar, The New York Times
Topics covered: culture, gaming, music, sports, technology
Likes: "The Golden Girls", most animals, most mushrooms, fandom, books, the online experience from 2006-2014
Dislikes: social media, in-ear headphones, champagne

Please...

• Enable 2FA on your accounts.
• Stop using the same password everywhere.
• Don't click on every link you get in your inbox.
• Stop replying to spam and scam texts.
• Don't share so much on public social media platforms. It's not worth it. (It never was.)
• Uninstall apps you aren't using regularly.
• Keep your apps and browsers up to date.
• Talk to your kids about their online lives.

what else

• My Photographic Memory: a series of text-based interviews with notable photographers conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown period. Status: ON HOLD
• Eau de Kimberly: I got really into fragrance collecting during the lockdowns. /shrug Status: ON HOLD
• Esports Source: Call of Duty, SMITE, League of Legends, and fighting games coverage from 2015-2017. Status: COMPLETE

my favorite work @ PCMag:

Pop stars: they're just like us! Click through to read the tips I'd send to Jung Kook of BTS to protect private info on TikTok.	I chatted with Liz Hagelthorn, a top social media strategist, about how the rest of us can use the Kardashians' behavior to our advantage.	If you want to make lasting change at your workplace, I have suggestions for starting a student mentoring program.
Send this one to anyone in your life who is ensnared in (what you believe to be) a shady, online-only relationship.	Why it's worth the fight to protect your personal information in the face of unrestrained capitalism.	I talked to several "TechTok" creators on Tiktok about how they grew their audience, and what they're getting from their efforts to self-promote within the short-form video network.