Julie Jargon
Family and Tech Columnist at The Wall Street Journal
Wall Street Journal Family & Tech columnist. Mom of three. Hiker, trail runner, beachgoer.
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1 week ago |
wallstreetjournal.postimees.ee | Julie Jargon
Äsja sai jutustatud Linda Roani katsumustest, kes sai paanikakõne otsekui oma tütrelt. Siis sekkus väidetav röövija ja nõudis vabastamise eest tasu. Õudus lõppes, kui Roan kandis üle 2000 dollarit ja toru pangi hargile. Ja siis selgus, et tütar oli kenasti kodus olnud kogu see aeg. Kui sulle selline kõne tuleb, on kõige targem see katkestada ja jalamaid oma lähedasele helistada. Petturid tahavad sind kibekähku hirmule ajada ja sageli nad ähvardavad, et katsu sa kellegagi ühendust võtta.
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1 week ago |
livemint.com | Julie Jargon
Last week, I chronicled the harrowing ordeal of Linda Roan, a Colorado woman who received a frantic call from someone who sounded just like her daughter. An alleged abductor then got on the line and demanded money in return for her daughter’s release. The nightmare only ended after Roan wired $2,000 and the caller hung up. Roan soon discovered her daughter had been safe at home the whole time. If you get a call like this, the best thing to do is to hang up and call your loved one right away.
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1 week ago |
wsj.com | Julie Jargon
A secret word, a silent text message and some deep breathing can shield youCriminals are increasingly using generative AI to mimic voices of real people and scam their loved ones out of money. Last week, I chronicled the harrowing ordeal of Linda Roan, a Colorado woman who received a frantic call from someone who sounded just like her daughter. An alleged abductor then got on the line and demanded money in return for her daughter’s release.
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2 weeks ago |
wsj.com | Julie Jargon
An alleged abduction, a demand for money and a tense drive to WalmartLinda Roan was making herself a bowl of soup on a Monday evening in February when her cellphone rang. The call was from a local number, so she answered. “Mom, I’m OK, but something awful has happened,” a young woman sobbed. “I need your help.”Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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1 month ago |
wsj.com | Julie Jargon
It’s called the Snapchat SNAP 3.23%increase; green up pointing triangle half-swipe, and it’s making a lot of teenagers miserable. When users swipe open a message without lifting their finger off the screen, they can see the message in full without marking it as read. If they swipe it closed again before removing their finger, the message’s sender sees no evidence of the sneak peek. The point of this design was to alleviate the pressure teens feel to respond immediately, a Snap spokeswoman says.
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A mother’s worst fear: A cry for help over the phone, and it sounded like her youngest daughter. I take readers inside a growing scam that’s ensnaring family and friends. https://t.co/z7PSTHRs96 via @WSJ
I talk teens and Snapchat half-swiping on WSJ's tech news podcast. https://t.co/vGKJpFseuK
Teen girls spiral into self-doubt when they discover a boy has half-swiped them on Snapchat. I explore the micro-ghosting trend that’s making teen dating more fraught. https://t.co/IFMtzeUIrw via @WSJ