If you’re not an audiophile and can’t otherwise afford to splurge on a substantial pair of headphones like the AirPods Max or the new Sonos Ace headphones, a pair of Beats can do the job just fine. The brand’s headphones consistently sound pretty good and have kept up well with the times under Apple’s stewardship. You can consider the Beats Studio Pro the pinnacle of the line right now, and the flagship over-ear pair are nearly matching their all-time low price at around $179.95 ($170 off) at Amazon and Best Buy. That’s only $10 more than the all-time low price we saw during Black Friday.

For example, these headphones are more adaptable than most across the mobile ecosystem duopoly currently ruled by iOS and Android. On iOS, they support key features like one-touch pairing, Siri, spatial audio with dynamic head tracking, Find My, and iCloud sync. On Android, you also get Fast Pair, Find My Device support, and automatic pairing and seamless audio switching between Android devices and Chromebooks. Plus, you get better active noise cancellation and transparency mode compared to the Beats Studio 3 they replaced, not to mention lossless USB-C audio (although you give up the aforementioned audio features when using it).

It’s common for the average person today to have over 100 online accounts, ranging from frequently used services to one-time sign-ups that are easily forgotten. 

With the increasing prevalence of data breaches, it has become crucial to monitor and manage these accounts. 

Each account linked to your email address could potentially expose your personal information if compromised. Therefore, keeping track of your online accounts is essential for maintaining your security. Here’s how to check which accounts are connected to your email address, and how to revoke them if need be.

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Finding accounts linked to your email

There are several different ways to see which online accounts are linked to your email. First, we’ll show you how to find accounts linked to your email using both Google Gmail and Microsoft Outlook. To get started, we’ll cover how to do this with Gmail.

Using Gmail to find online accounts linked to your email

Steps may vary depending on your device, operating system and Gmail account settings.

• In the top right corner of Gmail, click your Google Account icon and select Manage Your Google Account

Steps to use Gmail to find online accounts linked to your email (Kurt “CyberGuy” Knutsson)

• In the left menu, select Security

Steps to use Gmail to find online accounts linked to your email (Kurt “CyberGuy” Knutsson)

• Scroll down to Google Apps with the account address and click Manage Access

Steps to use Gmail to find online accounts linked to your email (Kurt “CyberGuy” Knutsson)

• Scroll down further and click Manage Passwords from the box labeled Password Manager

Steps to use Gmail to find online accounts linked to your email (Google)

From here, you’ll be able to see all the websites and online accounts connected to your Gmail account. You’ll also be able to revoke access to anything you no longer need.

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Using Outlook to find online accounts linked to your email

Steps may vary depending on your device, operating system and Outlook account settings.

• Sign in to your Outlook account from your browser
• In the top-right of the page, click the Settings wheel

Steps to use Outlook to find online accounts linked to your email (Kurt “CyberGuy” Knutsson)

• Click Sync Email from the second column

Steps to use Outlook to find online accounts linked to your email (Kurt “CyberGuy” Knutsson)

If you have any accounts connected to your Outlook account, they will appear here.

Now, you can see all the accounts linked to your email address within Outlook. Go through the list and use the ‘Remove’ button to disconnect any accounts that you no longer need or recognize.

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Using AOL to find online accounts linked to your email

To find accounts linked to your AOL email address, follow these steps:

Steps may vary depending on your device, operating system and AOL account settings.

• Go to aol.com and sign in to your AOL account
• Click on the icon or your name in the upper right of the screen
• Select Account Security from the right sidebar menu
• Then tap the Recent Activity tab at the top of the page
• Scroll down to the Connected devices and apps section
• Tap View all connected devices
• Here, you will see a list of all websites, apps and services that have access to your AOL account and email address.
• To revoke access to any app or service, click the Remove Access or Sign out button next to its name

Steps to find online accounts linked to your AOL email (Kurt “CyberGuy” Knutsson)

Using Yahoo to find online accounts linked to your email

For Yahoo email accounts, you can view linked accounts by:

Steps may vary depending on your device, operating system and Yahoo account settings.

• Go to yahoo.com and sign in to your account.
• Click on the profile icon or avatar in the top right corner
• Select Account Info or Manage your account
• On the Account Info page, click Recent Activity in the top navigation bar
• Scroll down to the Devices and Apps section
• Here, you’ll find a list of all apps and devices connected to your Yahoo account and email.
• To disconnect any of these, click on where it says Details

Steps to find online accounts linked to your Yahoo email (Kurt “CyberGuy” Knutsson)

• Then tap the Remove Access button next to the app or device name

Steps to find online accounts linked to your Yahoo email (Kurt “CyberGuy” Knutsson)

By regularly reviewing the accounts and apps linked to your email addresses, you can better protect your personal information from potential data breaches or misuse. Removing access for any unknown or unnecessary connections is a simple privacy practice.

Use a password manager to keep track of your online accounts

An easy way to keep track of all your different online accounts is to utilize a password manager. It will also help you to create unique and difficult-to-crack passwords that a hacker could never guess. Second, it also keeps track of all your passwords in one place and fills passwords in for you when you’re logging into an account so that you never have to remember them yourself. The fewer passwords you remember, the less likely you will be to reuse them for your accounts. Get more details about my best expert-reviewed Password Managers of 2024 here.

Kurt’s key takeaways

As we’ve highlighted in this article, it’s important to keep track of online accounts connected to your email address. Hackers are always looking for ways to get their hands on email addresses, and unused online accounts are a major way this happens. We strongly suggest using password management software to keep track of all your passwords and online accounts.

In light of the risks associated with unused accounts, how will you prioritize reviewing and revoking access to your online accounts going forward? Let us know by writing us at Cyberguy.com/Contact.

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During an internal all-hands meeting led by X CEO Linda Yaccarino on Wednesday, concerned employees tuned in to hear if she would address the pressing issue on their minds: performance reviews.

Sources inside the company confirm that a promotions process was recently delayed without explanation and that X’s sales team doesn’t expect to meet its revenue targets for the quarter. Given how the company formerly called Twitter has continued to struggle under Elon Musk’s ownership, employees have been bracing for more layoffs.

One of Musk’s key lieutenants, The Boring Company CEO Steve Davis, has been reviewing finances at X’s headquarters in San Francisco over the past several weeks, according to multiple employees who requested anonymity to speak without the company’s permission. As one of them described Davis: “He’s the grim reaper who only shows up for bad things.”

A source at X told The Verge that there have been a handful of people laid off in recent days. Many noticed the sudden departure of Yaccarino’s right-hand man, Joe Benarroch. So, when a rare all-hands meeting with her landed on employee calendars last week, X’s roughly 1,500 remaining staffers anxiously waited to find out more.

The meeting began with a montage of viral tweets, including one by infamous GameStop trader Keith Gill, followed by Yaccarino joining from an X conference room named “eXtraordinary.” She tried to drum up excitement about live events on the platform, such as the Super Bowl and March Madness, and urged employees to discuss Musk’s x.AI chatbot Grok with advertisers. She also emphasized that X’s focus on video has “definitely driving advertising” without elaborating.

As the meeting continued, X’s head of HR, Walter Gilbert, told staff that X is planning to implement a broader and more robust promotion process that will include “doing lighter-weight check-ins throughout the year.” One source who watched the meeting quipped that a bulk of the submitted employee questions were “definitely about HR, promotions, raises/equity” and not addressed.

Musk was noticeably absent despite him being in San Francisco along with Yaccarino. Instead, several other directors joined: Monique Pintarelli, head of advertising for the Americas, Nick Pickles, who leads policy, Kylie McRoberts, the company’s latest head of trust and safety, and Haofei Wang, director of engineering.

While Yaccarino was light on specific data about the performance of the advertising business, Pintarelli told staff that X now has over “50% of our revenue attributed to performance objectives,” which she described “as a pretty big shift from where the business was over the last few years.”

While this all-hands may not have given X employees many answers, Yaccarino did emphasize that the company will be conducting them once a quarter, adding that the team will “also be hearing quite soon from both Elon and I.”

Alex Heath contributed reporting.