Technology and the holidays: Credit card safety, travel apps and the best tech gifts of 2015

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Guests: Bob Sullivan, Jill Duffy and Joanna Stern

While you’re doing the holiday shopping and traveling to visit family and friends, there’s a lot of new technology can make your life easier this time of year. For example, there are the new chip-enabled credit and debit cards that are intended to prevent thieves from stealing your data. But according to our first guest BOB SULLIVAN, not all consumers and retailers are happy with this new technology. Then, we’ll talk about travel apps that make flying and driving less stressful. Consumer technology writer JILL DUFFY shares her favorites. And finally, suggestions for the best tech gifts and gadgets to give adults and kids from Wall Street Journal personal technology columnist JOANNA STERN.

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