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•Security

Data breach danger: credential stuffing

by Missy Kellor on August 3, 2018 0 comments

Data breaches aren’t going away—in fact, data indicates that they’re happening more often than ever before. Once your data is out there, then what happens? Your email or other accounts can get hacked using a technique called “credential stuffing.”

•TDS TV

New (and free!) Stingray app

by Missy Kellor on August 2, 2018 2 comments

If you have the TDS TV Expanded or Expanded Plus programming package, you already get all of Stingray's commercial-free, curated content on the go—all without paying for any additional streaming services.

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Christmas in July on Hallmark

by Missy Kellor on June 27, 2018 8 comments

Just like stores have Christmas in July sales, Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries are getting into the action. They're showing more than a hundred holiday movies in the middle of summer (buzzkill: Christmas is only 180 days away!).

•News

TDS employee volunteers at home and on the road

by Missy Kellor on June 25, 2018 0 comments

Alan Leopold is a TDS employee whose volunteer efforts go well beyond average—volunteering when he's close to home and when he's on the road. From North Freedom, Wis. to Knoxville, Tenn., to Bend, Oregon, Alan's having an impact.

•TDS Fiber

TDS Fiber is coming to four new communities

by Missy Kellor on June 11, 2018 21 comments

Did you hear the news? We’re bringing world-class fiber-optic services to your area—four communities many of us TDS employees already call home (Go Spartans! Go Panthers! Go Norskies! Go Silver Eagles!).

•Security

Twitter bug exposes passwords

by Missy Kellor on May 9, 2018 0 comments

The social media platform revealed last week that a bug in the systems left all Twitter passwords exposed in an internal log. Beyond changing your password, Twitter has additional advice for you—tips that really apply in every data breach situation.

•TDS Fiber

Experience TDS Fiber at the new Tim O’Brien model home

by Missy Kellor on April 19, 2018 0 comments

Immerse yourself in TDS Fiber speed and TDS TV at Tim O’Brien’s brand new (and gorgeous) model home in their Providence neighborhood in Sun Prairie, Wis.

FTC warns: new variation on tech support scams

by Missy Kellor on April 11, 2018 0 comments

In a tech support scam, you’re tricked into believing you must give remote access to your computer to solve a tech crisis of some sort. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is warning about a new variation on this scam that banks on their good name and real history.

Consumer alert: latest data breaches at six big companies

by Missy Kellor on April 6, 2018 0 comments

It was not a great week for consumers or their personal and payment information. In a matter of days, SIX companies announced that data breaches could have exposed customer data from millions of customers. Given today’s digital world—even if you managed to avoid being impacted this week—it’s never a bad time to review some steps you can take after a breach:

How to change your Facebook App settings

by Missy Kellor on March 23, 2018 11 comments

A personality quiz app posted by a company called Cambridge Analytica has put Facebook apps front and center. Learn three different Facebook settings you can change to help stay in control over what information is shared.

•TDS TV

A serious case of spring fever on Hallmark

by Missy Kellor on March 16, 2018 0 comments

The Hallmark Channel has new movies and series just in time for spring. If you have Hallmark as part of your programming package, tune in and watch FOUR new movies and two new series (bonus: plus one more new movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries!). Hallmark’s Spring Fever event starts on March 17 (St. Patrick’s Day—your lucky day!).

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