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Travel Safe: Cybersecurity Tips for Your Next Vacation

SecureWorld News

Travelers often rely on technology to enhance vacations, like by sharing photos online or finding lodging on an app. Travel lightly Limit the number of devices you take with you on your trip. Keep them updated during your travels by turn on "automatic updates" on your devices if you're prone to forgetting.

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Travel planning startup led by longtime tech investor combines human insight and AI

GeekWire

The Steller travel app allows users to search content created by other travelers and AI to help with the trip-planning process. Founded in 2014 as Expedition Travel Advisor Inc., ” Stellr, which has raised $42 million to date, is now used by travelers and influencers who grew up with social media. .”

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Traveling this summer? Maybe don’t let the airport scan your face.

Vox

For one thing, traveling is stressful. I feel time pressure to make it to my gate quickly and social pressure not to hold up long lines. The timing is perfect: The TSA recorded an all-time record day for air travel on June 23, with nearly 3 million people screened at the country’s airports as summer vacation season picked up.

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CIOs Have To Treat Social Media With Care

The Accidental Successful CIO

Hackers can learn a lot from a CIO’s social media Image Credit: Blogtrepreneur Every person with the CIO job knows what social media is. In fact, we all probably have Facebook, LinkedIn, and other social media accounts. However, it turns out that there is a downside to social media that we may not be aware of.

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Seattle startup Cabana pitches vanlife vacations as travel alternative during pandemic

GeekWire

Communities across the country are beginning to re-open but air travel remains a risky prospect. Extreme social distancing: Why camping is poised for a ‘huge jump in popularity,’ fueled by technology. Meanwhile, companies that help travelers find campsites — like The Dyrt and Hipcamp — are seeing big spikes in demand.

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Ten Tips for the The Technology Traveler

CIO Musings

One thing that has changed about travel in the last decade is the amount of technology we take with us. A friend at work asked me for tips on travelling with technology. I don''t travel that much, perhaps a trip every 2-3 months. For me there isn''t that much difference between personal travel and business travel.

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Mobile gaming startup BebopBee raises $4M to build puzzle game ‘Travel Crush’

GeekWire

(BebopBee Image) The developer behind the match-3 mobile game Travel Crush raised $4 million. BebopBee is entirely focused on Travel Crush , a puzzle adventure and “forever franchise” that stars a girl named Ellie as she explores the world. Former employees at TinyCo, Zynga, and Jam City launched BebopBee in 2014.

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