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1. Microsoft reveals how Windows 10 and Windows 11 block keyloggers

   By Karlston, September 27, 2024   

   • keyloggers
   • windows 10
   • (and 1 more)

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     • keyloggers
     • windows 10
     • windows 11
   • 0 comments
   • 673 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • September 27, 2024

2. Microsoft Defender, Kaspersky, McAfee get worse while Avast, AVG shine in Windows web test

   By Karlston, September 20, 2023   

   • av-comparatives
   • 0 comments
   • 819 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • September 20, 2023

3. Microsoft released special Defender update for Windows 11, Windows 10 install images

   By Karlston, April 15, 2023   

   • microsoft defender
   • windows 10
   • (and 1 more)

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     • microsoft defender
     • windows 10
     • windows 11
   • 0 comments
   • 893 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • April 15, 2023

4. Smart devices in the US get cybersecurity labelling to show they're safe

   By Karlston, July 18, 2023   

   • smart devices
   • cybersecurity
   • (and 1 more)

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     • smart devices
     • cybersecurity
     • us
   • 0 comments
   • 882 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • July 18, 2023

5. Google announces new tools to ensure you are using safe Chrome extensions

   By Karlston, August 17, 2023   

   • google chrome
   • 0 comments
   • 477 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • August 17, 2023

6. Tech giants strongly oppose Australia's ban on social media for children under 16

   By Karlston, November 27, 2024
   • 0 comments
   • 699 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • November 27, 2024

7. Microsoft Authenticator gets three major improvements to enable secure authentication

   By Karlston, October 23, 2024   

   • microsoft authenticator
   • 0 comments
   • 589 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • October 23, 2024

8. No, Microsoft doesn't have dirt on you, it's just a sextortion scam

   By Karlston, November 18, 2024
   • 1 comment
   • 900 views
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   • Comment by The Boca Deb
   • November 18, 2024

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

   By Karlston, March 17   

   • google
   • youtube
   • (and 1 more)

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

10. YouTube is making a bigger effort to go after third-party apps that block its ads

    By Karlston, April 16, 2024   

    • youtube
    • adblockers
    • 1 comment
    • 1,151 views
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    • Comment by Karlston
    • April 16, 2024

11. WhatsApp spam calls may become a thing of the past

    By Karlston, March 6, 2023   

    • whatsapp
    • spam
    • 0 comments
    • 759 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 6, 2023

12. WhatsApp’s view once messages will not include images and videos only

    By Karlston, December 13, 2022   

    • whatsapp
    • 0 comments
    • 663 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • December 13, 2022

13. The cybersecurity market grew 15.9% year-over-year, Microsoft grew 38.6% in the space

    By alf9872000, December 19, 2022
    • 0 comments
    • 538 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • December 19, 2022

14. Debian LTS Team takes over Debian 11 security updates from today

    By Karlston, August 15, 2024   

    • debian
    • lts
    • (and 1 more)

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      • debian
      • lts
      • security updates
    • 0 comments
    • 657 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 15, 2024

15. Roku discovers second data breach affecting over half a million accounts

    By Karlston, April 12, 2024   

    • roku
    • data breach
    • 0 comments
    • 744 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 12, 2024

16. As Google Chrome disables uBlock Origin, Brave assures it won't, flaunts its default adblock

    By Karlston, October 18, 2024   

    • brave browser
    • manifest v3
    • (and 1 more)

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      • brave browser
      • manifest v3
      • adblockers
    • 3 comments
    • 566 views
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    • Comment by noeh
    • October 20, 2024

17. Brave launches desktop VPN and cross-device subscriptions

    By Karlston, March 14, 2023   

    • brave browser
    • vpn
    • 0 comments
    • 555 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 14, 2023

18. Brave says its browser ads have click-through rates four times above the industry average

    By Karlston, March 6, 2023   

    • brave browser
    • 0 comments
    • 749 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 6, 2023

19. Brave Search launches its own independent image and video search index

    By Karlston, August 3, 2023   

    • brave search
    • 0 comments
    • 636 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 3, 2023

20. Microsoft posts guidance for CVE-2024-21302 VBS flaw that downgrades modern Windows PCs

    By Karlston, August 15, 2024   

    • windows
    • vulnerability
    • 0 comments
    • 976 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 15, 2024

21. 2022 sees over 5000 times new Windows malware vs macOS, over 60 times vs Linux

    By Karlston, December 27, 2022   

    • windows
    • malware
    • 0 comments
    • 725 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • December 27, 2022

22. Microsoft hit with €60 million fine by France for not offering cookie opt-out on Bing

    By Karlston, December 23, 2022   

    • microsoft
    • fine
    • 0 comments
    • 503 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • December 23, 2022

23. Security researcher bags $107K bounty for hacking Google Home to spy on you

    By Karlston, December 31, 2022
    • 0 comments
    • 537 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • December 31, 2022

24. Indian government asks Google to stop showing ads for overseas betting apps

    By Karlston, December 7, 2022   

    • india
    • google
    • (and 1 more)

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      • india
      • google
      • ads
    • 0 comments
    • 494 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • December 7, 2022

25. Google Drive finally getting shared folder restrict access option

    By Karlston, September 17, 2024   

    • google drive
    • 0 comments
    • 492 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • September 17, 2024