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1. Mozilla improves the way Firefox add-ons and extensions will collect your data

   By Karlston, 10 hours ago   

   • mozilla firefox
   • data collection
   • 0 comments
   • 62 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • 10 hours ago

2. Microsoft is killing something inside Edge but it's to improve user data privacy

   By Karlston, 10 hours ago   

   • microsoft edge
   • 0 comments
   • 34 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • 10 hours ago

3. Proton launches redesigned VPN client for Windows with new profiles feature

   By Karlston, Yesterday at 05:44 PM   

   • proton vpn
   • windows
   • 0 comments
   • 66 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • Yesterday at 05:44 PM

4. Microsoft's ‘ultimate goal is to remove passwords completely’ — this overhaul could make it happen

   By Karlston, Wednesday at 05:55 PM   

   • microsoft
   • passkeys
   • 0 comments
   • 75 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • Wednesday at 05:55 PM

5. Microsoft uses AI to find flaws in GRUB2, U-Boot, Barebox bootloaders

   By Karlston, Tuesday at 04:23 AM   

   • bootloaders
   • ai
   • 0 comments
   • 87 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • Tuesday at 04:23 AM

6. Hackers abuse WordPress MU-Plugins to hide malicious code

   By Karlston, Tuesday at 04:22 AM   

   • wordpress plugins
   • malware
   • 0 comments
   • 69 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • Tuesday at 04:22 AM

7. New Ubuntu Linux security bypasses require manual mitigations

   By Karlston, March 28   

   • ubuntu
   • vulnerabilties
   • 0 comments
   • 131 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • March 28

8. Mozilla warns Windows users of critical Firefox sandbox escape flaw

   By Karlston, March 27   

   • mozilla firefox
   • security update
   • 0 comments
   • 345 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • March 27

9. The Best Password Managers to Secure Your Digital Life

   By Karlston, March 26   

   • password managers
   • 0 comments
   • 186 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • March 26

10. Broadcom warns of authentication bypass in VMware Windows Tools

    By Karlston, March 26   

    • vmware tools
    • vulnerability
    • 0 comments
    • 145 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 26

11. Critical flaw in Next.js lets hackers bypass authorization

    By Karlston, March 24   

    • next.js
    • vulnerability
    • 0 comments
    • 156 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 24

12. Oops: Google says it might have deleted your Maps Timeline data

    By Karlston, March 24   

    • google
    • maps timeline
    • 0 comments
    • 100 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 24

13. The Quantum Apocalypse Is Coming. Be Very Afraid

    By Karlston, March 24   

    • quantum computers
    • encryption
    • 1 comment
    • 197 views
    • 
    • Comment by funkyy
    • March 26

14. Cloudflare now blocks all unencrypted traffic to its API endpoints

    By Karlston, March 24   

    • cloudflare
    • https
    • 0 comments
    • 150 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 24

15. Discord heightens ad focus by introducing video ads to mobile apps in June

    By Karlston, March 21   

    • discord
    • ads
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • discord
      • ads
      • enshittification
    • 1 comment
    • 169 views
    • 
    • Comment by Karlston
    • March 21

16. WordPress security plugin WP Ghost vulnerable to remote code execution bug

    By Karlston, March 20   

    • wordpress
    • plugin
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • wordpress
      • plugin
      • vulnerability
    • 0 comments
    • 136 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 20

17. Windows has an 8-year-old security issue that is exploited and known by Microsoft for some time

    By Karlston, March 19   

    • windows
    • security issue
    • 0 comments
    • 149 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 19

18. Google pushing "Ad blockers violate YouTube's Terms of Service" banners on YouTube

    By Karlston, March 18   

    • google
    • youtube
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • google
      • youtube
      • ads
    • 0 comments
    • 228 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 18

19. Google not letting YouTube videos play with Opera, Firefox adblockers. Chrome is slow.

    By Karlston, March 17   

    • google
    • youtube
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • google
      • youtube
      • ads
    • 1 comment
    • 201 views
    • 
    • Comment by The Boca Deb
    • March 18

20. New Akira ransomware decryptor cracks encryptions keys using GPUs

    By Karlston, March 16   

    • ransomware
    • decryptor
    • 0 comments
    • 241 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 16

21. Everything you say to your Echo will be sent to Amazon starting on March 28

    By Karlston, March 15   

    • amazon
    • alexa
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • amazon
      • alexa
      • privacy
    • 0 comments
    • 263 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 15

22. New Reddit controls let you block your most-hated advertisers for a year

    By Karlston, March 14   

    • reddit
    • ads
    • 0 comments
    • 158 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 14

23. A New Era of Attacks on Encryption Is Starting to Heat Up

    By Karlston, March 14   

    • encryption
    • 0 comments
    • 169 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 14

24. Meta faces new AI copyright infringement lawsuit in France

    By Karlston, March 12   

    • meta
    • copyright
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • meta
      • copyright
      • france
    • 0 comments
    • 173 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 12

25. Microsoft patches Windows Kernel zero-day exploited since 2023

    By Karlston, March 12
    • 0 comments
    • 189 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 12