Security & Privacy News

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1. Today’s the last day to switch away from Twitter’s SMS 2FA method

   By Karlston, March 20, 2023   

   • twitter
   • 2fa
   • 0 comments
   • 1,386 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • March 20, 2023

2. Big Tech is already warning us about AI privacy problems

   By Karlston, May 19, 2023   

   • ai
   • privacy
   • 0 comments
   • 1,423 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • May 19, 2023

3. Did Apple just Sherlock our favorite password managers?

   By Karlston, June 14, 2024   

   • apple
   • password managers
   • 0 comments
   • 1,311 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • June 14, 2024

4. Amazon enables passwordless passkeys on iOS and the web

   By Karlston, October 23, 2023   

   • passkeys
   • amazon
   • 0 comments
   • 1,474 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • October 23, 2023

5. 1Password is down, preventing some users from logging in

   By Karlston, February 5, 2024   

   • 1password
   • 0 comments
   • 1,451 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • February 5, 2024

6. iOS developers say Apple’s App Store analytics aren’t anonymous

   By Karlston, November 22, 2022   

   • apple
   • app store
   • (and 1 more)

     Tagged with:

     • apple
     • app store
     • privacy
   • 0 comments
   • 1,466 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • November 22, 2022

7. Cloudflare, Google, and Amazon explain what’s behind the largest DDoS attacks ever

   By aum, October 11, 2023
   • 0 comments
   • 1,019 views
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   • Added by aum
   • October 11, 2023

8. Ransomware gang ‘unseizes’ its site and issues new threats after FBI takedown

   By aum, December 20, 2023
   • 1 comment
   • 1,265 views
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   • Comment by andy2004
   • December 20, 2023

9. Feds arrest alleged BreachForums owner linked to FBI hacks

   By aum, March 19, 2023
   • 0 comments
   • 1,095 views
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   • Added by aum
   • March 19, 2023

10. Microsoft explains how Russian hackers spied on its executives

    By MagicSahar, February 4, 2024
    • 1 comment
    • 1,389 views
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    • Comment by The Boca Deb
    • February 5, 2024

11. One of YouTube's most irksome ad formats is finally going away April 6

    By Karlston, March 7, 2023   

    • youtube
    • ads
    • 1 comment
    • 1,270 views
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    • Comment by Karlston
    • March 7, 2023

12. Researcher reveals ‘catastrophic’ security flaw in the Arc browser

    By Karlston, September 20, 2024   

    • arc browser
    • security flaw
    • 0 comments
    • 1,304 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • September 20, 2024

13. Roku’s idea of showing ads on your HDMI inputs seems like an inevitable hell

    By Karlston, April 6, 2024   

    • roku
    • ads
    • 0 comments
    • 1,294 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 6, 2024

14. Google’s revised Chrome extension standard loosens restrictions on ad blockers

    By Karlston, November 17, 2023   

    • google chrome
    • ad blockers
    • 0 comments
    • 1,050 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • November 17, 2023

15. Google will turn off third-party tracking for some Chrome users soon

    By Karlston, December 14, 2023   

    • google chrome
    • third-party tracking
    • 0 comments
    • 1,051 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • December 14, 2023

16. Safari’s new ‘Distraction Control’ feature lets you hide annoying cookie pop-ups

    By Karlston, August 6, 2024   

    • apple safari
    • content blocker
    • 0 comments
    • 1,058 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 6, 2024

17. Apple is already defending iMessage against tomorrow’s quantum computing attacks

    By Karlston, February 21, 2024   

    • apple imessage
    • 0 comments
    • 1,383 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 21, 2024

18. Ads for major brands are appearing on AI-generated spam sites

    By Karlston, June 27, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 1,303 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 27, 2023

19. Google Messages is trying to tackle today’s most annoying messaging spam

    By Karlston, October 23, 2024   

    • google messages
    • spam
    • 0 comments
    • 988 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • October 23, 2024

20. Google can now alert you when your private contact info appears online

    By Karlston, August 3, 2023   

    • google
    • 0 comments
    • 1,132 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 3, 2023

21. Google won’t comment on a potentially massive leak of its search algorithm documentation

    By Karlston, May 29, 2024   

    • google search
    • 1 comment
    • 1,180 views
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    • Comment by Karlston
    • May 29, 2024

22. Google is ready to fill its AI searches with ads

    By Karlston, October 25, 2023   

    • google
    • ads
    • 0 comments
    • 1,012 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • October 25, 2023

23. How to transfer your Google Authenticator 2FA to a new phone

    By Karlston, April 28, 2023   

    • google authenticator
    • 2fa
    • 0 comments
    • 1,075 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 28, 2023

24. YouTube is bringing unskippable 30-second ads to TV

    By Karlston, May 18, 2023   

    • youtube tv
    • ads
    • 0 comments
    • 1,707 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • May 18, 2023

25. How to enable end-to-end encryption for your iCloud backups

    By Karlston, December 8, 2022   

    • apple
    • icloud
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • apple
      • icloud
      • encryption
    • 0 comments
    • 1,640 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • December 8, 2022