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1. New Outlook for Windows wants to send your non-MSA data to its servers for your own good

   By Karlston, November 13, 2023   

   • microsoft outlook for wimdows
   • 0 comments
   • 1,450 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • November 13, 2023

2. Microsoft helped Indian law enforcers smash a tech support fraud operation

   By Karlston, October 20, 2023   

   • microsoft
   • scammers
   • (and 1 more)

     Tagged with:

     • microsoft
     • scammers
     • india
   • 1 comment
   • 1,582 views
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   • Comment by The Boca Deb
   • October 20, 2023

3. PSA: Update your WinRAR copy to fix an actively exploited security vulnerability

   By Karlston, October 18, 2023   

   • winrar
   • vulnerability
   • 0 comments
   • 1,824 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • October 18, 2023

4. How to create a passkey for your Google account from Windows 11

   By Karlston, October 13, 2023   

   • google
   • passkeys
   • 0 comments
   • 1,474 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • October 13, 2023

5. Google has made passkeys the default option for signing into personal accounts

   By Karlston, October 10, 2023   

   • google
   • passkeys
   • 0 comments
   • 1,078 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • October 10, 2023

6. Microsoft's Windows 11 Copilot experience gets worse with it now showing ads on desktop

   By Karlston, October 4, 2023   

   • windows 11
   • copilot
   • (and 1 more)

     Tagged with:

     • windows 11
     • copilot
     • ads
   • 2 comments
   • 1,918 views
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   • Comment by The Boca Deb
   • October 5, 2023

7. Gmail is working to cut down on spam at the source from 2024

   By Karlston, October 4, 2023   

   • gmail
   • spam
   • 0 comments
   • 1,444 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • October 4, 2023

8. Windows 11 Administrator protection gets even better, Microsoft explains how

   By Karlston, May 19, 2025   

   • windows 11
   • security
   • 0 comments
   • 791 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • May 19, 2025

9. Grindr charged with a hefty fine of $6 million for sharing sensitive user data illegally

   By Karlston, September 29, 2023   

   • grindr
   • privacy breach
   • 0 comments
   • 1,101 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • September 29, 2023

10. WhatsApp head denies reports of ads coming to its app

    By Karlston, September 15, 2023   

    • whatsapp
    • ads
    • 1 comment
    • 1,384 views
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    • Comment by Karlston
    • September 15, 2023

11. Microsoft fails to fix major PowerShell Gallery security flaws even after claiming it did

    By Karlston, August 17, 2023   

    • microsoft powershell
    • security flaws
    • 0 comments
    • 1,499 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 17, 2023

12. Windows XP era unofficial anti-spyware comes to Windows 11 as a fork

    By Karlston, July 3, 2024
    • 1 comment
    • 1,252 views
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    • Comment by Karlston
    • July 3, 2024

13. Apple threatens to pull iMessage and FaceTime from UK

    By Karlston, July 20, 2023   

    • apple
    • uk
    • 0 comments
    • 1,438 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 20, 2023

14. Users aren't thrilled, but Meta is continuing its ad push with video ads on Threads

    By Karlston, May 8, 2025   

    • meta
    • threads
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • meta
      • threads
      • ads
    • 0 comments
    • 862 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • May 8, 2025

15. Angry users react as Meta begins testing ads on Threads in the US and Japan

    By Karlston, January 25, 2025   

    • meta
    • threads
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • meta
      • threads
      • ads
    • 1 comment
    • 1,174 views
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    • Comment by Karlston
    • January 25, 2025

16. Apple releases urgent zero-day patches for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS

    By Karlston, July 11, 2023   

    • apple
    • security patches
    • 0 comments
    • 1,390 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 11, 2023

17. Microsoft updates Edge to fix security vulnerabilities exploited in the wild

    By Karlston, May 11, 2024   

    • microsoft edge
    • security update
    • 0 comments
    • 1,539 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • May 11, 2024

18. Microsoft Edge now blocks abusive notifications from bad websites

    By Karlston, July 7, 2023   

    • microsoft edge
    • 0 comments
    • 1,208 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 7, 2023

19. Meta allegedly blocks the use of Threads with VPNs in the EU

    By Karlston, July 14, 2023   

    • meta
    • vpn
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • meta
      • vpn
      • eu
    • 0 comments
    • 1,087 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 14, 2023

20. AdDuplex is shutting down after 12 years of service on Windows Phone and Windows

    By Karlston, July 5, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 1,245 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 5, 2023

21. Proton Pass is getting folders, an SSH agent, and other features later this year

    By Karlston, April 24   

    • proton pass
    • 0 comments
    • 212 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 24

22. The DuckDuckGo Windows web browser has launched in open beta for more privacy while surfing

    By Karlston, June 22, 2023   

    • duckduckgo
    • 0 comments
    • 1,271 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 22, 2023

23. Reddit claimed to have been hacked by BlackCat, and it has threatened to leak the data

    By aum, June 18, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 1,365 views
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    • Added by aum
    • June 18, 2023

24. Reddit will force ad personalization based on your activity, and you can't opt out

    By Karlston, September 28, 2023   

    • reddit
    • ads
    • 2 comments
    • 1,614 views
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    • Comment by The Boca Deb
    • September 28, 2023

25. Today is your last chance to stop Meta from using your personal data to train its AI models

    By Karlston, June 26, 2024   

    • meta
    • privacy
    • 2 comments
    • 1,862 views
    • 
    • Comment by Karlston
    • June 28, 2024