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1. Mozilla acquires review-checking, scammer-spotting service Fakespot for Firefox

   By Karlston, May 3, 2023   

   • mozilla firefox
   • scams
   • 0 comments
   • 1,272 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • May 3, 2023

2. Microsoft removes ads and news from the Weather app, adds a useful widget instead

   By Karlston, May 15, 2023   

   • microsoft
   • weather app
   • (and 1 more)

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     • microsoft
     • weather app
     • ads
   • 0 comments
   • 1,434 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • May 15, 2023

3. Microsoft and OpenAI sued for $3 Billion for breach of privacy with ChatGPT

   By Karlston, June 29, 2023   

   • microsoft
   • openai
   • (and 1 more)

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     • microsoft
     • openai
     • privacy
   • 0 comments
   • 1,366 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • June 29, 2023

4. Intel Windows driver to now collect user telemetry data, like website categories, by default

   By Karlston, August 7, 2023   

   • intel driver
   • telemetry
   • 0 comments
   • 1,458 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • August 7, 2023

5. Fedora Linux 38 users told to upgrade now or risk exposure to exploits

   By Karlston, May 16, 2024   

   • fedora linux
   • vulnerabilities
   • 0 comments
   • 1,351 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • May 16, 2024

6. Nintendo hacker Bowser released from prison, will pay off fine for the rest of his life

   By Karlston, April 18, 2023   

   • nintendo
   • 0 comments
   • 1,129 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • April 18, 2023

7. Windows 11/10 system driver has BSOD-triggering CVE-2024-6768 flaw on fully updated PCs

   By Karlston, August 12, 2024   

   • windows 10
   • windows 11
   • (and 1 more)

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     • windows 10
     • windows 11
     • vulnerability
   • 0 comments
   • 1,469 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • August 12, 2024

8. Microsoft's official 'inetpub' folder lets hackers permanently block Windows updates on PCs

   By Karlston, April 24, 2025
   • 1 comment
   • 1,630 views
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   • Comment by Nuclear Fallout
   • April 24, 2025

9. Microsoft acknowledges many Windows 11, Windows 10 WHQL drivers were actually malware

   By Karlston, July 12, 2023
   • 0 comments
   • 1,309 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • July 12, 2023

10. WhatsApp will soon add three new security features

    By Karlston, April 14, 2023   

    • whatsapp
    • 0 comments
    • 1,101 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 14, 2023

11. Huge leak reveals what iPhones and Androids the secretive tech tool Graykey can unlock

    By Karlston, November 19, 2024   

    • phones
    • unlocking
    • 0 comments
    • 2,132 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • November 19, 2024

12. Google discloses CentOS Linux kernel vulnerabilities following failure to issue timely fixes

    By aum, March 24, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 1,035 views
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    • Added by aum
    • March 24, 2023

13. Windows 10 and 11 snipping tools are saving data you thought you had deleted

    By Karlston, March 22, 2023   

    • windows 10
    • windows 11
    • (and 1 more)

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      • windows 10
      • windows 11
      • snipping tool
    • 0 comments
    • 1,499 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 22, 2023

14. TikTok adds Passkeys support to iOS devices for passwordless login

    By Karlston, July 18, 2023   

    • tiktok
    • passkeys
    • (and 3 more)

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      • tiktok
      • passkeys
      • ios & ipados
      • macos
      • tvos
    • 2 comments
    • 1,980 views
    • 
    • Comment by MurrayYvonne
    • December 5, 2023

15. faulTPM: AMD fTPM flaw that bypasses BitLocker even on modern Windows 11-supported Ryzens

    By Karlston, May 4, 2023   

    • windows 11
    • tpm
    • 0 comments
    • 1,765 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • May 4, 2023

16. A fake dead grandmother's locket was used to break Bing Chat's CAPTCHA filter

    By aum, October 3, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 1,181 views
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    • Added by aum
    • October 3, 2023

17. India reportedly planning security screening of every major smartphone OS update

    By Karlston, March 14, 2023   

    • india
    • 0 comments
    • 1,238 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 14, 2023

18. Microsoft adds Authenticator Lite for Outlook on iOS and Android for better email security

    By Karlston, May 27, 2023   

    • microsoft outlook
    • ios & ipados
    • (and 1 more)

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      • microsoft outlook
      • ios & ipados
      • android
    • 0 comments
    • 1,298 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • May 27, 2023

19. Acer confirms data breach after threat actor sells 160GB of its data online

    By Karlston, March 8, 2023   

    • acer
    • data breach
    • 0 comments
    • 1,342 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 8, 2023

20. Microsoft says SMB signing by default is coming to more editions of Windows

    By Karlston, June 3, 2023   

    • windows
    • 0 comments
    • 1,425 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 3, 2023

21. Google confirms more ads on your paid YouTube Premium Lite soon

    By Karlston, June 2, 2025   

    • youtube
    • ads
    • 0 comments
    • 828 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 2, 2025

22. Google wants to make it impossible to block YouTube ads as they may be inside videos

    By Karlston, June 13, 2024   

    • youtube
    • ads
    • 5 comments
    • 1,497 views
    • 
    • Comment by UberGeek
    • June 15, 2024

23. UK charity group files complaint against YouTube for illegally collecting data on children

    By aum, March 1, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 1,062 views
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    • Added by aum
    • March 1, 2023

24. Fruits and vegetables company Dole suffers ransomware attack

    By aum, February 24, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 1,018 views
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    • Added by aum
    • February 24, 2023

25. Germany could join Italy in banning ChatGPT from being used in its country

    By Karlston, April 4, 2023   

    • chatgpt
    • 0 comments
    • 1,521 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 4, 2023