1.29.20 Cheap eyeglasses and contacts; FDA condemns Purell claims; Delete info Facebook has on you
b'We tend to just accept that prescription glasses are costly. There is an international cartel that\\u2019s been buying up both retailers and frame manufacturers for eyeglasses in order to corner the market and take prices through the roof. BUT, when there\\u2019s market concentration to push prices up, there\\u2019s always a rebound effect. Now there\\u2019s a fast growing marketplace of discounters offering eyeglasses at a fraction of cartel prices. Frames and lenses complete can be had for as little as $15. Consumer Reports has put together ratings for the discounters. Number 1 - Costco Optical, 2 \\u2013 Warby Parker, 3 -\\xa0Zenni Optical. In fact, every single discounter rated got at least a good score. Know you can get good eyeglasses for under $100 \\u2013 even for bifocals, trifocals and progressive lenses.\\n-For contacts, 1800Contacts is now offering a\\xa0free online eye exam for contacts, with an eyeglass Rx. See our guide. There are enormous price differences for contacts. Beware merchants pushing high cost lenses.\\n\\nMany of us use hand sanitizers thinking we\\u2019re protecting ourselves from germs. If using Purell, you may even think you\\u2019re protected from the flu. The company has even claimed the product can prevent Ebola! No more says the FDA. They\\u2019re reclassifying Purell as an unapproved drug because of these outlandish claims. The real advice from the FDA and the CDC is to simply wash your hands thoroughly with soap. Only default to hand sanitizer when there\\u2019s no alternative. Also we worry about catching colds and flu on airplanes. The Journal of the National Academy of Sciences finds you have to be within 3 feet of a sick person for them to be a potential hazard to your health. Don\\u2019t worry the whole plane is contagious.\\n\\nVia permissions, Facebook tracks you OUTSIDE of Facebook,\\xa0when you\\u2019re not using Facebook or any of their services. Under pressure, in an effort to stave off legislation that would restrict their tracking activities much more, Facebook now offers the tool, Off Facebook Activity, allowing you to see and curtail this tracking.\\xa0At sign up we unwittingly give Facebook permission to spy on us everywhere we go online. They know all. Third party apps are reporting to Fb what you\\u2019re doing online. They know what articles you read, podcasts you listen to, music etc. They can then build an ultra-deep dossier for sale and for targeted ads. Producer Joel used the new tool to delete the info and found it very easy.\\xa0\\xa0\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'