Newsletter 8/16/18: Google Is Tracking You. Here’s How To Stop It.

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Spotlight

In case you didn’t know, Google can still track you even when your location is off. Here’s how to turn off your location for good: Go to the Web & App Activity feature in your Google account settings and say sayonara to location storing. [Wired]

Life Hack Of The Day: Sponge Edition

Disinfect your sponge after washing dishes by tossing it in the microwave for two minutes.

Power Up

You may not be consuming too much salt after all, science says. Researchers found that the average individual’s daily salt consumption is nothing to be worried about. Most people are staying under 5 grams (or 2.5 teaspoons) of sodium per day. So yep, you can have that salty snack (in moderation). [Swirled]

The colors of your fruits and veggies say a lot about how nutritious they are. Red produce typically supports heart health and is loaded with antioxidants while green produce improves cognitive function and supports cellular growth and regeneration. [Swirled]

A new app can scan your food and immediately tell you if that food fits your dietary needs. Pinto not only tells you the full nutrient and ingredient list of every item you’re wondering about, but also indicates whether it’s compatible with your particular diet. [Well+Good]

Get It Done

Job search the right way by using only the best apps and websites. LinkedIn jobs is a great resource in that you can talk to the hiring manager directly. Pro tip: When you find a job you like, look on that job page for any related connections and send them a quick email to ask for more deets. They could be a possible referrer! [Swirled]

Never have a messy home screen again. Move all of your apps to a blank page, use a tool called iEmpty to add invisible icons to the top and bottom rows on your screen and move your apps back to the page with invisible icons. Now you’ve got a neat, perfectly-centered home screen. [CNBC]

Savor Each Bite

You can do a lot with a can of coconut milk. Add some to your overnight oats to give them a subtle sweetness, or include it in a broth to give soup some serious depth of flavor. Our favorite way to use it? Mixing it with avocado to make a creamy salad dressing. Yum! [Swirled]

Step aside, Samoas — there’s a new gluten-free Girl Scout cookie on the block. The caramel chocolate chip cookie combines rich caramel, semi-sweet chocolate and sea salt into one delicious wheat-free snack. If we weren’t on board before, we are now. [Swirled]

You don’t need to go to an Irish pub to have an amazing shepherd’s pie. You could go OG, or you can make yours with a twist by trying a vegan recipe. Use lentils and chickpeas as the filling and add sweet potatoes on top instead of regular potatoes (because they’re amazing). [Swirled]

Pack Your Bags

Finally, you can sail around the Amalfi coast for less than $100 per night. Located in Castellammare di Stabia, a short train ride from Naples, you can stay in a Neapolitan Airbnb, which offers full lodgings and the ability to sail to Capri, Amalfi and Positano for $93 a night. [Swirled]

Hit the books if you’re interested in unleashing your inner travel bug. We recommend starting with Jack Kerouac’s “On the Road,” which offers insight to Kerouac’s exciting adventures with his friends around the world after World War II. [Swirled]

Frontier is offering $19 one-way flights between 32 U.S. cities like San Francisco, Atlanta, Cincinnati, Austin, New Orleans and Washington, D.C. To get the deal, book your flight between mid-August and early October. [The Points Guy]

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