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For years, the Internal Revenue Service has warned about phishing scams that seek taxpayer information. After offering an app that let taxpayers do some taxes online faced criticism in 2011 for design flaws early in its roll-out, the agency says its new app is “100% secure.” While that may be true, there’s rarely been another…

A popular smartphone app that estimates your blood pressure doesn’t provide reliable readings. In fact, more than three-quarters of people with high blood pressure who use the Instant Blood Pressure app will be falsely reassured that their blood pressure is normal, according to a small study that compared the app results to readings taken with…