Posted on December 26, 2019
4 apps to help keep your New Year’s resolutions
It’s that time of year again when all of us here at CREDO consider what the new year will bring – like Trump’s impeachment trial, the 2020 elections, and, of course, New Year’s resolutions. It’s never easy to …
Posted on December 18, 2019
CREDO Tip: How to vote with your wallet all year long
There’s hardly anything more important to our democracy than our right and duty to vote, yet casting our ballots is a fairly infrequent event – speaking of which, are you registered to vote? Luckily, you don’t have to wait …
Posted on December 12, 2019
How to Have a More Environmentally-Friendly Holiday Season
Americans create a lot of waste during the holidays. According to Stanford University, we throw away 25% more trash during the holiday season, adding up to 25 million tons of garbage or approximately 1 million extra tons every …
Posted on December 4, 2019
CREDO Tip: The Seven Great National Parks to Visit in Winter
Winter is one of the best times to visit our nation’s beautiful national parks. Imagine standing in snow-blanketed Cooks Meadow with the iconic Half Dome in the background or standing next to Old Faithful Geyser with no one …
Posted on October 30, 2019
Electric Vehicles 101: How to Drive Without Direct Carbon Emissions
In recent years, electric vehicles sales have surged from 1,919 in 2010 to 233,411 in 2018, and analysts predict the trend will continue upward. This increase in sales is due to several factors including price, longer-range batteries and …
Posted on October 23, 2019
6 progressive podcasts to subscribe to right now
We’re living in the golden age of podcasts. According to industry data, there are more than 700,000 active podcasts and more than 29 million available episodes on a wide range of topics that include history, pop culture and …
Posted on October 23, 2019
For privacy and security, get a VPN for your phone
Here at CREDO, protecting our members’ privacy rights is a top priority. We’ve fought the government in court to protect our members’ privacy rights and worked to repeal spying programs like the Patriot Act. There are also steps …
Posted on October 2, 2019
How to protect yourself from Google’s Sensorvault surveillance program
It’s a scary thought: You and your friends are marching for gun control, climate action or social justice when a crime happens a mile or two away. Now you and the thousands of people who attended are suspects. …
Posted on September 25, 2019
CREDO Tip: Yes, your phone could be listening to you. Here’s what you can do.
Yes, your phone could be listening to you. Here’s what you can do. Your phone could be listening to you – hearing what you say and then pushing ads according to what it thinks your interests are. This …
Posted on September 25, 2019
CREDO Tip: Do these 6 things immediately if you lose your phone
Losing your phone can really stress you out. In a 2017 survey by the Physiological Society, a London-based nonprofit, people ranked losing their phone as life’s 14th most-stressful event, just above moving to a new home. But there …
